mealtimen.

Brit.

/ˈmiːltʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈmilˌtaɪm/

Forms: see meal n.² and time n., int., and conj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meal n.², time n.

Etymology: < meal n.² + time n. Compare earlier mealtide n.

The (usual) time for eating a meal; (in plural) regular times at which meals are taken.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > meal-time > [noun]

mealtideOE

mealtimelOE

meatsele?a1400

meat-timec1400

meat-while1435

meltitha1538

feeding-time1832

trencher-time1846

lOE Ælfric Homily: De Duodecim Abusivis (Vesp. D.xiv) in R. D.-N. Warner Early Eng. Homilies (1917) 15 He sceal hine gebiddan on gesetten timen, & ær mæltime metes ne onbyrigen.

a1225 ( Ælfric's Homily De Duodecim Abusivis (Lamb. 487) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 115 He scal..er meltiman [OE Corpus Cambr. 178 mæltidum] metes ne arinan.

c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 353 (MED) Whon mon haþ at Meel-tyme Such as he wile.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. v. 500 Aboute mydday, whan most liȝte is and mele tyme of seintes.

c1600 J. Dymmok Treat. Ireland (1842) 9 Joye is when their idle men require meat and drinke out of meale tymes..it is as much to say as a benevolence.

1611 Bible (King James) Ruth ii. 14 And Boaz sayde vnto her, At meale time come thou hither.

1704 M. Henry Communicant's Compan. iii, in Wks. (1853) I. 306/1 The great Master of the family would have none of his children missing at meal-time.

1774 A. Adams in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 35 We make a table-full at meal times.

1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 10 Nov. (1835) I. 253 Nobody who has not seen it, can conceive the strange aspect of the long room of one of these fine boats at meal-time.

1860 S. Wilberforce Addr. Ordination 134 We must not break in on the meal-time of the poor.

1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 45/1 Mealtimes are veritable oases in the long days,..and every care should be taken..to provide as much variety as the invalid's diet allows.

1964 J. Rule Desert of Heart i. 10 Meal times and other house rules are in the printed folder.

1994 Harper's Mag. Mar. 48/1 Georgians conduct their mealtime conversations through toasts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mealtime
释义	mealtimen. Brit. /ˈmiːltʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈmilˌtaɪm/ Forms: see meal n.² and time n., int., and conj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meal n.², time n. Etymology: < meal n.² + time n. Compare earlier mealtide n. The (usual) time for eating a meal; (in plural) regular times at which meals are taken. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > meal-time > [noun] mealtideOE mealtimelOE meatsele?a1400 meat-timec1400 meat-while1435 meltitha1538 feeding-time1832 trencher-time1846 lOE Ælfric Homily: De Duodecim Abusivis (Vesp. D.xiv) in R. D.-N. Warner Early Eng. Homilies (1917) 15 He sceal hine gebiddan on gesetten timen, & ær mæltime metes ne onbyrigen. a1225 ( Ælfric's Homily De Duodecim Abusivis (Lamb. 487) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 115 He scal..er meltiman [OE Corpus Cambr. 178 mæltidum] metes ne arinan. c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 353 (MED) Whon mon haþ at Meel-tyme Such as he wile. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. v. 500 Aboute mydday, whan most liȝte is and mele tyme of seintes. c1600 J. Dymmok Treat. Ireland (1842) 9 Joye is when their idle men require meat and drinke out of meale tymes..it is as much to say as a benevolence. 1611 Bible (King James) Ruth ii. 14 And Boaz sayde vnto her, At meale time come thou hither. View more context for this quotation 1704 M. Henry Communicant's Compan. iii, in Wks. (1853) I. 306/1 The great Master of the family would have none of his children missing at meal-time. 1774 A. Adams in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 35 We make a table-full at meal times. 1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 10 Nov. (1835) I. 253 Nobody who has not seen it, can conceive the strange aspect of the long room of one of these fine boats at meal-time. 1860 S. Wilberforce Addr. Ordination 134 We must not break in on the meal-time of the poor. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 45/1 Mealtimes are veritable oases in the long days,..and every care should be taken..to provide as much variety as the invalid's diet allows. 1964 J. Rule Desert of Heart i. 10 Meal times and other house rules are in the printed folder. 1994 Harper's Mag. Mar. 48/1 Georgians conduct their mealtime conversations through toasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.lOE
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