bill of fare

bill of fare
noun
a list of dishes available at a restaurant
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the menu was in French

• Syn: ↑menu, ↑card, ↑carte du jour, ↑carte
• Hypernyms: ↑bill
• Hyponyms: ↑a la carte, ↑prix fixe, ↑table d'hote

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1. : a printed or written list of the dishes that may be ordered (as in a restaurant) or of specially prepared dishes that are to be served (as at a banquet) : menu
2. : a listing of something offered to customers, clientele, or audience

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1. a list of foods that are served; menu.
2. the program of entertainment, as at a theater.
[1630-40]

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bill of fare
A list of dishes or articles of food, a menu
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Main Entry: ↑bill

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bill of fare UK US noun [countable] [singular bill of fare plural ˌbills of ˈfare] old-fashioned
a menu in a restaurant
Thesaurus: in restaurants and cafeshyponym

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bill of fare,
a menu.

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n. dated a menu
■ informal the selection of food available to or consumed by (a person or animal)

our bill of fare in Alaska included clams, mussels, and herring

■ a program for a theatrical event

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noun, pl bills of fare [count]
somewhat formal + old-fashioned : a list of the things that are served at a restaurant : ↑menu

The bill of fare includes several soups.

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ˌbill of ˈfare f6 [bill of fare] noun (pl. bills of fare)(old-fashioned)
a list of the food that can be ordered in a restaurant
Syn: ↑menu

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  • Bill of fare — Fare Fare, n. [AS. faru journey, fr. faran. See {Fare}, v.] 1. A journey; a passage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That nought might stay his fare. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due for conveying a person by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bill of fare — Bill Bill, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille), for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. {Bull} papal edict, {Billet} a paper.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bill of fare — plural bills of fare n old fashioned a list of the food that is served in a restaurant = ↑menu …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bill of fare — (plural ,bills of fare) noun count OLD FASHIONED a MENU in a restaurant …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bill of fare — bill′ of fare′ n. 1) a menu 2) sbz a program of entertainment • Etymology: 1630–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • bill of fare — n. a list of the foods served; menu …   English World dictionary

  • bill of fare — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bill of fare : singular bill of fare plural bills of fare old fashioned a menu in a restaurant …   English dictionary

  • bill of fare — bills of fare N COUNT The bill of fare at a restaurant is a list of the food for a meal from which you may choose what you want to eat. [OLD FASHIONED] Syn: menu …   English dictionary

  • bill of fare — Synonyms and related words: account, agenda, batting order, bill, bill of lading, blueprint, books, budget, calendar, card, carte, carte du jour, docket, invoice, ledger, lineup, list of agenda, manifest, menu, playbill, program, program of… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • bill of fare — Date: 1631 1. menu 2. program …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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