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Webster 1913 Edition
Repast
Re-past′
(r?-p?st′)
, Noun.
[OF.
repast
, F. repas
, LL. repastus
, fr. L. repascere
to feed again; pref. re-
re- + pascere
, pastum
, to pasture, feed. See Pasture
.] 1.
The act of taking food.
From dance to sweet
repast
they turn. Milton.
2.
That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
“Sleep . . . thy best repast.” Denham.
Go and get me some
repast
. Shakespeare
Re-past′
,Verb.
T.
& I.
To supply food to; to feast; to take food.
[Obs.]
“Repast them with my blood.” Shak.
He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and
repasting
of our minds. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Repast
REP'AST
,Noun.
1.
The act of taking food; or the food taken; a meal.From dance to sweet repast they turn.
A repast without luxury.
2.
Good; victuals.Go, and get me some repast.
REP'AST
,Verb.
T.