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feast(2) (iou) and mart(2) (iou)


feast(2) (iou)



feast verb. [fi:st] ME.
[Old French fester (mod. feter), formed as FEAST noun Cf. FeTE verb.]
verb intrans. & (arch.) trans. with it. Partake of a feast; feed sumptuously on, upon; fig. regale or gratify oneself on, upon. ME.
Lytton I have..feasted upon the passions. V. Cronin Feasting late at night on oysters, champagne and spiced dishes.
b. verb intrans. Enjoy oneself. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
verb trans. Provide a feast for; entertain sumptuously; pass (time etc.) away in feasting; fig. regale, gratify. ME.
Defoe Our men..feast themselves here with fresh provisions. E. L. Doctorow She..feasted her eyes on the little girl.
feaster noun (a) a provider of a feast; (b) a partaker of a feast; a person who lives luxuriously: LME.

mart(2) (iou)



mart noun1. [mɑ:t] ME.
[Dutch mart var. of markt MARKET noun.]
A periodical gathering of people for the purpose of buying and selling, esp. (in early use) in the Low Countries; a market. ME.
M. Binchy He went to Mass on a Sunday as regularly as..to the marts to buy sheep.
Buying and selling; trade. Also, a bargain. M16-M17.
An auction room; a tradesman's shop or stall; (now poet. & rhet.) any public place for buying and selling. L16.
D. H. Lawrence She puts me away like a saleswoman whose mart is Endangered by the pilferer.
A city, region, or locality where things are bought and sold; a centre of trade. E17.