Hypertext Webster Gateway: "meal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Meal \Meal\ (m[=e]l), n. [OE. mele, AS. m[=ae]l part, portion,
portion of time; akin to E. meal a repast. Cf. {Piecemeal}.]
A part; a fragment; a portion. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mel; akin to E. meal a part, and to D. maal
time, meal, G. mal time, mahl meal, Icel. m[=a]l measure,
time, meal, Goth. m[=e]l time, and to E. measure. See
{Measure}.]
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.
What strange fish Hath made his meal on thee ? --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G.
mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj["o]l, SW. mj["o]l, Dan. meel, also
to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan,
Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill.
[root]108. Cf. {Mill}, {Mold} soil, {Mole} an animal,
{Immolate}, {Molar}.]
1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground
and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,
pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but
not granulated.
{Meal beetle} (Zo["o]l.), the adult of the meal worm. See
{Meal worm}, below.
{Meal moth} (Zo["o]l.), a lepidopterous insect ({Asopia
farinalis}), the larv[ae] of which feed upon meal, flour,
etc.
{Meal worm} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a beetle ({Tenebrio
molitor}) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and
is very injurious to flour and meal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Meal \Meal\, v. t.
1. To sprinkle with, or as with, meal. --Shak.
2. To pulverize; as, mealed powder.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
meal
n 1: the food served and eaten at one time [syn: {repast}]
2: coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various
cereal grasses or pulse
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