principal meal
Example Sentences
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Though called a supper, the meal was to be a sumptuous one; moreover, the principal meal of the day was commonly spoken of as supper.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by James Edward Talmage
During the winter, country people took their principal meal in the evening, the morning and midday hours being the pleasantest for being in the open air.
From The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian by Ellison Harding
As a consequence, in the streets off the main thoroughfare leading to Paddington Station peace and silence existed, broken only by folk who, after the principal meal of the week, talked in their sleep.
From Love at Paddington by W. Pett (William Pett) Ridge
He walked rapidly in the direction of Arcadia House, for this was the hour of the principal meal with the Doomsmen, and the streets were entirely deserted.
From The Doomsman by Van Tassel Sutphen
The menu for the principal meal at the Albergo della Grotto was as follows: First a thick brodo, a soup that alone with Italians supersedes their beloved macaroni.
From The Jew by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
