petit souper en · NOUN
Etymology
From French petit souper.
Meanings
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A light supper; (especially), an informal dinner party with only a few select guests.
She had given a card-assembly, and a petit-souper; […] Mrs. Chartres told her son, with an air of triumph, that the evening had gone off remarkably well.
1790, Helen Maria Williams, Julia, Routledge, published 2016, page 104:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| petits soupers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |