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Eating that takes place at a specific time
the meal. A meal is different from a snack in that meals are generally larger, more varied, and more filling. Though they can be eaten anywhere, meals usually
Meal
Meal preceding one's execution
prisoner's last meal is a customary ritual preceding execution. In many countries, the prisoner may, within reason, select what the last meal will be. Contrary
Last_meal
Informal afternoon meal
Tea is an umbrella term for several different meals consisting of food sometimes accompanied by tea to drink. The English writer Isabella Beeton, whose
Tea_(meal)
Lunch program for students in India
The Midday Meal Scheme, or PM-Poshan Shakti Nirman in Hindi, is a mandatory but free school meal programme in India designed to enhance the nutritional
Midday_Meal_Scheme
Powder made from blood
Alternatives to blood meal include feather meal and alfalfa meal. Blood meal is sometimes used as a composting activator. Blood meal can be spread on gardens
Blood_meal
Children's meal sold by McDonald's
A Happy Meal is a kids' meal sold at the American fast food restaurant chain McDonald's since June 1979. A small toy or book is included with the food
Happy_Meal
This is a list of documented last meals by death row prisoners before their executions. This represents the items requested, as reported, but does not
List_of_last_meals
Form of payment for food
A meal voucher or luncheon voucher is a voucher for food. A meal voucher may be redeemable a meal given to employees as an employee benefit, allowing
Meal_voucher
Nutritional supplement and fertilizer made from ground-up bones and entrails
Bone meal (or bonemeal) is a mixture of finely and coarsely ground animal bones and slaughter-house waste products. It is used as a dietary supplement
Bone_meal
American Depression-era dish
Poorman's Meal is a classic American Depression-era dish consisting of fried potatoes and slices of hot dogs. The Poorman's Meal was popularized by Clara
Poorman's_Meal
Meal provided to students at school
A school meal (whether it is a breakfast, lunch, or evening meal) is a meal provided to students and sometimes teachers at a school, typically in the middle
School_meal
Meal for staff at a restaurant
family meal or staff meal is a group meal that a restaurant serves its staff outside of peak business hours. The restaurant provides the meal free of
Family_meal
Pre-packaged frozen prepared food
frozen meal, also called a TV dinner (Canada and US), prepackaged meal, ready-made meal, ready meal (UK), frozen dinner, or microwave meal, is a meal portioned
Frozen_meal
1991 Australian viral video
"Democracy Manifest" (also known by "Succulent Chinese Meal" and other names) is an Australian viral video and internet meme. It was recorded in 1991 for
Democracy_Manifest
Eating that takes place at a specific times
following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to meals: Meal – eating occasion that takes place at a certain time and includes specific
Outline_of_meals
U.S. military individual field ration
The Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) is a self-contained individual United States military ration used by the United States Armed Forces and Department of Defense
Meal,_Ready-to-Eat
Coarse maize flour, mainly used in Africa
Mielie meal, also known as mealie meal or maize meal, is a relatively coarse flour (much coarser than cornflour or cornstarch) made from maize (also called
Mielie_meal
State meal/emblem
state meal is a state emblem of Oklahoma. While many U.S. states have one or more official foods, Oklahoma's is the only official state meal. The meal includes
Oklahoma_state_meal
Ground almonds
Almond meal, almond flour or ground almond is made from ground sweet almonds. Almond flour is usually made with blanched almonds (no skin), whereas almond
Almond_meal
Fast food meal marketed to children
The kids' meal or children's meal is a fast food combination meal tailored to and marketed to children. Most kids' meals come in bags or cardboard boxes
Kids'_meal
Meals served to airliner passengers
An airline meal, airline food, or in-flight meal is a meal served to passengers on board a commercial airliner. These meals are prepared by specialist
Airline_meal
Main, drink and snack, often sold in UK supermarkets
In the United Kingdom, a meal deal is a sales promotion which consists of three items: a main (often a sandwich or salad box), a drink, and a snack (commonly
Meal_deal
Pattern of meals in Italy
Italian meal structure is typical of the European Mediterranean region and differs from that of Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe, although it still
Italian_meal_structure
Dish of sweet foods
conclude a meal as a course in many restaurants, while in some parts of the world, there is no tradition of a dessert course to conclude a meal. Historically
Dessert
Judaism's weekly day of rest
evening meal and the early afternoon meal typically begin with a blessing called kiddush (sanctification), said over a cup of wine. At the third meal a kiddush
Shabbat
Meal eaten in the morning
Breakfast is the first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night.
Breakfast
Canadian YouTube channel and web series
Epic Meal Time is a Canadian YouTube cooking show known for creating extremely high-calorie meals, generally out of meat products (with particular emphasis
Epic_Meal_Time
Midday meal
Lunch is a meal typically consumed around the middle of the day, following breakfast and preceding dinner. It varies in form, size, and significance across
Lunch
Commercial product made from fish to feed farm animals
Fish meal (sometimes spelled fishmeal) is a commercial product made from whole wild-caught fish, bycatch, and fish by-products to feed farm animals, such
Fish_meal
Ground soybeans used for food
8 kg) of soybean meal. Most soybean meal is defatted, produced as a co-product of soybean oil extraction. Some, but not all, soybean meal contains ground
Soybean_meal
Food substitute with controlled quantities of calories and nutrients
A meal replacement is a drink, bar, soup, etc. intended as a substitute for a solid food, usually with controlled quantities of calories and nutrients
Meal_replacement
Unleavened bread used in Jewish cuisine and Passover
type are available all year. Matzah meal and matzah cake meal is crisp matzah that has been ground. The cake meal has a very fine near flour-like consistency
Matzah
Dinner consisting of multiple dishes
A full-course dinner in much of the Western world is a meal served in multiple courses. Since the 19th century, dinner has generally been served in the
Full-course_dinner
American brand of meal replacement products
Soylent is a brand of meal replacement powders and shakes produced by Starco Brands, Inc. The brand was founded as Soylent Nutrition, Inc. in 2013 and
Soylent_(meal_replacement)
Meal powder is the fine dust left over when black powder (gunpowder) is corned and screened to separate it into different grain sizes. It is used extensively
Meal_powder
Centrepiece of Thanksgiving in the US and Canada
Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada is Thanksgiving dinner, a large meal generally centered on a large roasted turkey. Thanksgiving is the largest
Thanksgiving_dinner
Dishes prepared in-universe
gonna make family," referring to "family meal," or "staff meal," for the restaurant employees. Family meal is "something that many restaurants do...to
Food_of_The_Bear
Species of flowering plant
refining machine. Flax is grown for its seeds, which can be ground into a meal or turned into linseed oil, a product used as a nutritional supplement and
Flax
Meal (coarse flour) ground from dried maize
Cornmeal is a meal (coarse flour) ground from dried maize. It is a common staple food and is ground to coarse, medium, and fine consistencies, but it is
Cornmeal
American rapper (born 1991)
nationally distributed celebrity-endorsed McDonald's meal in the chain's history, and the first celebrity meal since 1992, when McDonald's launched a "McJordan"
Travis_Scott
Process of planning and preparing meals
Meal preparation, sometimes called meal prep, is the process of planning and preparing meals while pre-packaging the meals to be eaten throughout the week
Meal_preparation
Subscription service–foodservice business model
ingredients and recipes to prepare home-cooked meals. Services that send pre-cooked meals are called meal delivery services. This subscription model has
Meal_kit
American bread company
Roman Meal Company was an American bread company with headquarters in Fargo, North Dakota. Founded in Tacoma, Washington, in 1912, the company focused
Roman_Meal
Three meals eaten by Shabbat-observant Jews on Shabbat
Shabbat meals, or Shabbos meals (Hebrew: סעודות שבת, romanized: Seudot Shabbat, Seudoys Shabbos) are the three meals eaten by Shabbat-observant Jews: the
Shabbat_meals
Type of sandwich
Beans on toast is a meal consisting of a slice of toast topped with baked beans. It is particularly popular in the United Kingdom and is widely associated
Beans_on_toast
Indonesian government initiative
The Free Nutritious Meals (Indonesian: Makan Bergizi Gratis or MBG), sometimes simply called as the Free Meal Program, is Indonesia's free lunch program
Free_Nutritious_Meals
Type of short prayer
hold that grace and thanksgiving imparts a blessing which sanctifies the meal. In English, reciting such a prayer is sometimes referred to as "saying grace"
Grace_(meals)
Poultry feather product
Feather meal or Feather powder, is a byproduct of processing poultry; it is made from poultry feathers by partially grinding them under elevated heat and
Feather_meal
Legal term of art
A substantial meal or table meal is a legal term of art regarding the application of alcohol licensing laws in England and Wales. The purported definition
Substantial_meal
Protein of corn
Corn gluten meal (CGM) is the principal protein of corn (maize) endosperm consisting mainly of zein and glutelin. It is a byproduct of corn processing
Corn_gluten_meal
Fast food-themed media franchise
Birdie the Early Bird, the Fry Kids, the McNugget Buddies, and the Happy Meal Gang. The fictional world has a variety of inspirations from general high
McDonaldland
Evening meal
evening meal, although its meaning varies considerably. While it can also denote a light or late-evening snack either after or instead of the main meal, in
Supper
The Silver–Meal heuristic is a production planning method in manufacturing, composed in 1973 by Edward A. Silver and H.C. Meal. Its purpose is to determine
Silver–Meal_heuristic
British dinner menu
Cocktail Years, by Simon Hopkinson and Lindsey Bareham, called this meal the Great British Meal Out. Laura Mason in Food Culture in Great Britain wrote that
Prawn cocktail, steak and Black Forest gateau
Prawn_cocktail,_steak_and_Black_Forest_gateau
1980–90's Australian Christian movement
The Magnificat Meal Movement International (MMMI) was formed in 1986 as a "missionary" offshoot of the 'Celtic Corma Adoration' group of Australia, which
Magnificat_Meal_Movement
7th episode of the 4th season of Barry
"a nice meal" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American tragicomedy crime television series Barry. It is the 31st episode overall and
A_nice_meal
Light meal
A collation is a light meal. In Western Christianity, the term "collation" can also refer to one or two light meals allowed on days of fasting, where its
Collation_(meal)
2000 studio album by Snoop Dogg
Tha Last Meal is the fifth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released through No Limit, Doggy Style, and Priority Records on December
Tha_Last_Meal
McDonald's meal in partnership with BTS
The BTS Meal was a meal sold by the international fast food chain McDonald's in collaboration with the South Korean boy band BTS. Consisting of Chicken
BTS_Meal
Pet food ingredient
Poultry by-product meal (PBM) is a high-protein ingredient used as a major component in some pet foods. It is made from grinding clean, rendered parts
Poultry_by-product_meal
Multi-course restaurant menu at fixed price
(French: [tablə dot], lit. 'host's table') menu is a menu where multi-course meals with only a few choices are charged at a fixed total price. Such a menu
Table_d'hôte
Charitable organization
Meals on Wheels is a program that delivers meals to individuals at home who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals. The name is often used
Meals_on_Wheels
Meal paid for in advance by a stranger
A suspended meal or pending meal is a meal which people pay for in advance, to be provided to those that request it later. The extra meal that they purchase
Suspended_meal
Practice of dining in a toilet room
Toilet meal (便所飯, benjo-meshi) is a Japanese social phenomenon referring to the act of an individual eating a meal in a toilet room. In modern Japan,
Toilet_meal
Small dish served before main meal
a meal in European cuisine. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the meal, or
Hors_d'oeuvre
A baconique meal (French: repas baconique) was a French meal consisting entirely of various preparations of pork, either fresh or salt. The term was supposedly
Baconique_meal
Cottonseed meal is the byproduct remaining after cotton is ginned, the oil extracted, and the seeds crushed. Cottonseed meal is usually used for animal
Cottonseed_meal
American politician
Alexandra Mealer (née del Moral; born October 1984) is an American former investment banker, United States Army veteran, and politician. A member of the
Alex_Mealer
Topics referred to by the same term
Packed meal may refer to: Bento, Japanese packed meal Dosirak, Korean packed meal Packed lunch Tiffin, Indian packed meal This disambiguation page lists
Packed_meal
Species of moth
Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella), also spelled Indian meal moth and Indian-meal moth, is a pyraloid moth of the family Pyralidae. Alternative
Indianmeal_moth
Breakfast served in Great Britain and Ireland
A full breakfast or fry-up is a substantial cooked breakfast meal often made in Great Britain and Ireland. Depending on the region where it is served a
Full_breakfast
Product of the rendering industry
Meat and bone meal (MBM) is a product of the rendering industry. It is typically about 48–52% protein, 33–35% ash, 8–12% fat, and 4–7% water. It is primarily
Meat_and_bone_meal
Largest and most formal meal of the day
many Western cultures the biggest and most formal meal of the day. Historically, the largest meal used to be eaten around midday, and called dinner.
Dinner
Dry rendered meat product
Chicken meal is the dry rendered product from a combination of clean chicken flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone, derived from whole carcasses
Chicken_meal
Islamic meal eaten before dawn time during Ramadan
lit. 'of the dawn', 'pre-dawn meal'), also called sahari, sahri, or sehri (Persian: سَحَری, romanized: sahari), is the meal consumed early in the morning
Suhur
Serving cart used by flight attendants
airline service trolley, also known as an airline catering trolley, airline meal trolley, or trolley cart, is a small serving cart supplied by an air carrier
Airline_service_trolley
German meal kit provider
HelloFresh SE is a German multinational meal-kit company based in Berlin. Founded in 2011, it is one of the largest meal-kit providers in the world, operating
HelloFresh
Food served as a punishment in prisons
as meal loaf, prison loaf, disciplinary loaf, food loaf, lockup loaf, confinement loaf, seg loaf, warden burger, grue or special management meal, is
Nutraloaf
Type of meal that typically includes food items and a beverage
A combination meal, often referred as a combo-meal, is a type of meal that typically includes food items and a beverage. They are a common menu item at
Combination_meal
Packaged field ration
The Individual Meal Pack or IMP (French: repas individuel de combat) is one type of field ration used by the Canadian Forces. The IMP is designed so that
Individual_Meal_Pack
Taiwanese instant noodle brand
Imperial Big Meal (Chinese: 滿漢大餐; pinyin: Mǎn Hàn Dàcān) are a brand of instant noodle that is marketed in Taiwan by the Uni-President Enterprises Corporation
Imperial_Big_Meal
English actress
Amanda Jane Mealing (born 22 April 1967) is an English actress, director and producer, known for playing Connie Beauchamp in the BBC medical dramas Holby
Amanda_Mealing
Islamic term for "permissible" things
rolls, chicken nuggets, ravioli, lasagna, pizza and baby food. Halal ready meals are a growing consumer market for Muslims in Britain and America and are
Halal
Meal eaten by a group of people
A communal meal is a meal eaten by a group of people. Also referred to as communal dining, the practice is centered on food and sharing time with the people
Communal_meal
Meal system where diners serve themselves
A buffet is a system of serving meals in which food is placed in a public area where the diners serve themselves. A form of service à la française, buffets
Buffet
Communal meal shared among Christians
An agape feast or lovefeast is a kind of communal meal shared among Christians. The name comes from the Greek word ἀγάπη (agape), which implies the highest
Agape_feast
U.S. military freeze-dried dehydrated field ration
by the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) in the 1980s. They are no longer produced or used by the U.S. military, having been replaced in 2001 by the Meal, Cold
LRP_ration
Promotional milkshake sold by McDonald's
was released as a standalone product and as part of the Grimace Birthday Meal, which included the shake, medium fries, and a choice of a Big Mac or 10-piece
Grimace_Shake
British country rock band
Meal Ticket were a country rock band who emerged from the London pub circuit during the 1970s and signed to Logo Records. They had several line ups which
Meal_Ticket
Meal that combines breakfast and lunch
Brunch (/ˈbrʌntʃ/) is a meal eaten in the late morning as a combination of a late breakfast and early lunch. In practice commercial establishments often
Brunch
American fast food restaurant chain
the "bucket meal" in 1957 (14 pieces of chicken, five bread rolls and a pint of gravy in a cardboard bucket). Serving their signature meal in a paper bucket
KFC
Meal kit company
multiple meal formats, including traditional meal kits, oven-ready meals, fast-prep recipes, family-sized meal kits, and ready-to-heat meals. The company
Home_Chef
Relationship between an object and a representation of that object
the data", "all models are wrong", and Alan Watts's "The menu is not the meal." The concept is thus quite relevant throughout ontology and applied ontology
Map–territory_relation
Dish served before the main course
the English-speaking world, is a dish served before the main course of a meal. Outside North America, it is generally synonymous with the terms hors d'oeuvre
Entrée
Scottish traditional holiday
Meal Monday (also known as Oatmeal Monday) was a traditional holiday observed by the ancient universities of Scotland on the second Monday of February
Meal_Monday
American food website founded 2010
The Daily Meal is a food and drinks website. Launched in October 2010, it was the first site launched by Spanfeller Media Group, founded by former Forbes
The_Daily_Meal
Meal served to airline passengers that follows Jewish dietary laws
A kosher airline meal is an airline meal that conforms to the standards of kashrut. Many airlines offer the option of kosher meals to passengers if ordered
Kosher_airline_meal
American tragicomedy crime TV series (2018–2023)
single mother who becomes Fuches' apparent wife. ("the wizard", "a nice meal") Nate Corddry as "Matt Iserson", a student from one of Gene's earliest acting
Barry_(TV_series)
State of being filled or satisfied
satiation (meal termination), satiety is a feeling of fullness lasting until the next meal. When food is present in the GI tract after a meal, satiety signals
Satiety
American international fast food chain
$2.00. In March 2019, Wendy's first introduced "Biggie Bags" as a value meal. They were reintroduced in April 2022 and nationwide in September 2022. In
Wendy's
MEAL
MEAL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English flo(u)r ‘flower’, ‘blossom’ (Old French flur, from Latin flos, genitive floris). This was a conventional term of endearment in medieval romantic poetry, and as early as the 13th century it is also regularly found as a female personal name.English : metonymic occupational name for a miller or flour merchant, or perhaps a nickname for a pasty-faced person, from Middle English flo(u)r ‘flour’. This is in origin the same word as in 1, with the transferred sense ‘flower, pick of the meal’. Although the two words are now felt to be accidental homophones, they were not distinguished in spelling before the 18th century.English : occupational name for an arrowsmith, from an agent derivative of Middle English flŠ‘arrow’ (Old English flÄ).Welsh : Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llywarch, of unexplained origin.Translation of French Lafleur.
Male
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Meallán, MELLAN means "little lump."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Millet.Irish (mainly County Mayo) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mealóid, from an occupational or status name derived from Latin miles ‘soldier’.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Follower of Saint Columba.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a dealer in coarse meal, Old English grūt, Old Norse grautr ‘porridge’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant spelling of Noone.English, Scottish, and Dutch : from Middle English none, Middle Dutch noene ‘noon’, the time of brightest sunshine, hence perhaps nickname for a bright and cheerful person or for someone born at that time of day. The word is derived from Latin nona (hora) ‘ninth (hour)’, i.e. about three o’clock. The change in meaning of the vocabulary word from mid-afternoon to midday, probably occurred as a result of monastic meal times being brought forward.
Surname or Lastname
English (Avon)
English (Avon) : unexplained; possibly a variant of Melling.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a grinder or seller of flour, Middle English mele.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from places near Lancaster and near Liverpool. Both are probably so called from the Old English tribal name Me(a)llingas ‘people of Mealla’.English : variant of Melville.German : habitational name from a place called Mellingen (see Mellinger).
Surname or Lastname
English (Cheshire)
English (Cheshire) : probably a variant of Mellor. Compare Mealer, Meeler.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone of monkish habits or appearance, or an occupational name for a servant employed at a monastery, from Middle English munk, monk ‘monk’ (Old English munuc, munec, from Late Latin monachus, Greek monakhos ‘solitary’, a derivative of monos ‘alone’).North German (Mönk) and Dutch : equivalent of 1, from Middle Low German monik, Middle Dutch moni(n)c, mun(i)c.Irish : translation of Gaelic Ó Muineaog (see Minogue) or Ó Manacháin (see Monahan).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a miller or flour merchant, from Polish mąka ‘flour’, ‘meal’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Name of a poet king, Meal
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Mellor. Compare Mealor, Mealer.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Telugu
Name of a Poet King; Meal
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a sifter of flour and meal, from an agent derivative of Middle English rid(e)len ‘to sift’ (from Old English hriddel ‘sieve’).German : topographic name from Bavarian Ridel ‘hill’.Perhaps an altered spelling of German Riedler, a variant of Rieder or Riedel.
Surname or Lastname
Northern Irish
Northern Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mealláin ‘descendant of Meallán’, a personal name that is a diminutive of meall ‘pleasant’.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Meulan in Seine-et-Oise.Dutch (van Mellon) : habitational name from Millun bij Keulen.Thomas and Sarah Jane Mellon came to Pittsburgh, PA, from Lower Castletown, Tyrone, Ireland, in 1818. Their grandson, the industrialist and financier Andrew William Mellon (1855–1937) is remembered not only as a businessman but also as an art collector. He served as secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who produced or used malt for brewing, from an agent derivative of Middle English malt ‘malt’, ‘germinated barley’ (Old English mealt).English (of Norman origin) : according to Reaney, a habitational name from some place in France called Maleterre, from Old French male terre ‘bad land’ (Latin mala terra).German : metonymic occupational name for a grain measurer or a maker of grain measures, or for a miller, from Middle High German malter, a measure of grain.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Mellor. Compare Mealor, Meeler.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a miller or baker, from Old French gruel ‘fine flour’, ‘meal’.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling of German Greuel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a soapmaker, from Middle English sÅpe ‘soap’.English : from the Old English personal name Soppa.German : metonymic occupational name for a cook, from Middle High German soppe, suppe ‘soup’, ‘stock’, ‘meal’.
MEAL
MEAL
Girl/Female
Muslim
Honor, Pride, Glory
Male
English
 Short form of English Thaddeus, possibly THAD means "courageous, large-hearted."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vallur | வாலà¯à®²à¯à®°
A cluster of blossoms
Girl/Female
Biblical
A heap of skulls, something skull-shaped.
Boy/Male
Indian
Description of a lion
Boy/Male
Latin
Bitter.
Boy/Male
Indian
Exceptional
Boy/Male
Tamil
Name of a sage
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nandagopal | நஂதகோபால
Lord Krishna fathers name
Girl/Female
Muslim
Great. Exalted.
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n.
Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated.
a.
See Mealy-mouthed.
n.
A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts.
n.
A tray, or basket, formerly used to receive or convey that which is voided or cleared away from a given place; especially, one for carrying off the remains of a meal, as fragments of food; sometimes, a basket for containing household articles, as clothes, etc.
n.
A servant whose business is to void, or clear away, a table after a meal.
v. t.
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
v. t.
To sprinkle with, or as with, meal.
n.
The quality or state of being mealy.
v. t.
To pulverize; as, mealed powder.
superl.
Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato.
n.
The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal.
n.
A mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc., attractive to pigeons.
n.
The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper.
n.
A bold intruder upon the hospitality of others; a mealtime visitor.
n.
A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities.
n.
A kind of hanger or sword used as a knife at meals and as a weapon.
superl.
Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect.
n.
The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
n.
Hence, something occurring or done in the afternoon; esp., an afternoon meal; supper; also, an afternoon nap; a siesta.
n.
The usual time of eating a meal.