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A part; a fragment; a portion. |
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The portion of food taken at a particular time for the
satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with
the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a
meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was
silence during the meal. |
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Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and
unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.;
sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse. |
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Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not
granulated. |
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To sprinkle with, or as with, meal. |
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To pulverize; as, mealed powder. |
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