Hypertext Webster Gateway: "luncheon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Luncheon \Lunch"eon\, n. [Prov. E. luncheon, lunchion, lunshin,
a large lump of food, fr. lunch. See {Lunch}.]
1. A lump of food. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular
meal; an informal or light repast, as between breakfast
and dinner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Luncheon \Lunch"eon\, v. i.
To take luncheon. --Beaconsfield.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
luncheon
n : a midday meal [syn: {lunch}, {tiffin}, {dejeuner}]
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