Etymology dictionary. 2014.
nuncheon — noun A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals. They used to break their fast, and nonchion between meals, and all summer time had men that sold snowe up and down the streets, wherewith they refreshed their wines … Wiktionary
nuncheon — nun·cheon … English syllables
nuncheon — … Useful english dictionary
C. Anne Wilson — Constance Anne Wilson (in her published works C. Anne Wilson) is a British food historian. She was previously in charge of the special collection of cookery books at the Brotherton Library of the University of Leeds, Leeds, England.[1] She… … Wikipedia
luncheon — (n.) light repast between mealtimes, 1650s (lunching; spelling luncheon by 1706); earlier thick piece, hunk, 1570s (luncheon), of uncertain origin. Perhaps northern English dialectal lunch hunk of bread or cheese (1580s; probably from Sp. lonja a … Etymology dictionary
luncheon — noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of nuncheon light snack, alteration of Middle English nonshench midday refreshment, from non noon + schench drink Date: circa 1652 lunch; especially a formal usually midday meal as part of a meeting or for… … New Collegiate Dictionary
luncheon — luncheonless, adj. /lun cheuhn/, n. lunch, esp. a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon. [1570 80; dissimilated var. of nuncheon (now dial.), ME none(s)chench noon drink, equiv. to none NOON … Universalium
luncheon — lunch•eon [[t]ˈlʌn tʃən[/t]] n. lunch, esp. a formal lunch • Etymology: 1570–80; dissimilated var. of nuncheon ME none(s) chench noon drink … From formal English to slang
luncheon — /ˈlʌntʃən / (say lunchuhn) noun → lunch (def. 1). {blend of lump1 and dialect nuncheon (Middle English nonshench, from non noon + shench (Old English scenc) a drink) …
luncheon — [lun′chən] n. [earlier lunchion, lunshin < LUNCH, prob. after dial. nuncheon, a snack, lunch < ME nonachenche, lit., noon drink] a lunch; esp., a formal lunch with others … English World dictionary
