[
UK
/bˈæŋkwɪt/
]
[ US /ˈbæŋkwət/ ]
[ US /ˈbæŋkwət/ ]
NOUN
- a ceremonial dinner party for many people
-
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
the Thanksgiving feast
they put out quite a spread
a banquet for the graduating seniors
VERB
- provide a feast or banquet for
- partake in a feast or banquet
How To Use banquet In A Sentence
- And while they were in the midst of their banqueting, the door was suddenly burst open, and the Dagda stood there, with his men.
- Having designed many elements in the hotel, from the bedside lamps to the banquette sofas, he has now set his sights on a much bigger challenge.
- Marriage documents were signed, felicitations offered, they sat down to a great banquet, and the new bride lay in her husband's lap... Elizabeth Abbott: Is New York's Gay Marriage Truly Historic?
- The tower was originally a summer banqueting house and allowed aristocratic ladies to watch their men hunting.
- There was also a live concert of indigenous music and a lavish banquet.
- His father now ceremoniously conducted Mrs. Penniman to what he spoke of as the banqueting hall. The Wrong Twin
- At the annual holiday banquet, for instance, one employee each year wins the "Kraut" award -- a silver plate displayed at the front of the office -- along with a jar of sauerkraut. Top Small Workplaces 2007
- The banquet hall was bright and cheerful, full of nobles and lords looking dignified and regal.
- Slow Food is coming to Scotland this Thursday when a a Grand Scottish Banquet will be held at Edinburgh's Sheraton Grand Hotel.
- The five-course banquet was the first in Mr Bush's presidency to demand a white tie dress code.