Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bill of fare

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: bil-l of -fare
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Having premised thus much, we will now detain those who like our bill of fare no longer from their diet, and shall proceed directly to serve up the first course of our history for their entertainment."
"[…] a starveling cat roasted rabbitwise, or a brace of sparrows deluged in parsley and butter, designated in the bill of fare as pigeons or chickens."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

bills of fare (plural)

Synonyms

menu card carte du jour carte

Questions

What does bill of fare mean?: A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.

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