feast day, feesteday

A day of feasting; the day on which a feast or festival is observed. *feast-finding, a. Attending feasts or banquets. *feast-night, s. A night on which a feast or banquet is held. *feast-rites, s. pl . The rites or customs observed at a feast or festival. *feast-won, a . Gained or got by feasting. feast, *feeste, *feste, *fest-eye, *fest-yn, v. t. & i . [O. Fr. fester ; Fr. fêter ; Ital. festare.] A. Transitive : I. Literally : 1. To entertain with sumptuous food; to feed magnificently and deliciously. "I do feast to-night My best-esteemed acquaintance." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice , ii. 2. IMG:content-1491.png:[blocks in formation] festive or luxurious manner. feast-fül-ly, adv. [Eng. feastful; -ly.] In a