bellycheer
noun/ˈbɛliˌt͡ʃɪə/UK/ˈbɛliˌt͡ʃɪɚ/US
Etymology
Uncertain, either borrowed from French belle chère or derived from belly + cheer; either way, see cheer.
- derived from belle chère or derived
Definitions
Feasting.
- He's now at supper with the scholars, where there's such belly-cheer as Wagner in his life ne'er saw the like: and, see where they come! belike the feast is ended.
- and capable onely of loaves and belly-cheer!
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for bellycheer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA