meal1
n.
any of the regular daily occasions when food is eaten.
▸the food eaten at a meal.
Phrase
- make a meal of
Brit. informal carry out (a task) with unnecessary effort or thoroughness. - meals on wheels
meals delivered to old people or invalids who cannot cook for themselves.
Etymology
OE mæl (also in the senses ‘measure’, ‘fixed time’), of Gmc origin.
meal2
n.
- the edible part of any grain or pulse ground to powder.
- any powdery substance made by grinding:
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herring meal.
Etymology
OE melu, meolo, of Gmc origin.
