junket
11junket — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ioncate, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *juncata, from Latin juncus rush Date: 15th century 1. a dessert of sweetened flavored milk set with rennet 2. a. a festive social affair b. trip, journey: as (1) a trip made …
12junket — 1. noun /ˈdʒʌŋkɪt/ a) A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds or rennet. I love your meads, and I love your flowers, / And I love your junkets mainly [...]. b) A feast or banquet …
13junket — UK [ˈdʒʌŋkɪt] / US [ˈdʒʌŋkət] noun Word forms junket : singular junket plural junkets 1) [countable] informal a journey or meeting that people say is for business but is really for pleasure 2) [uncountable] a sweet food made from milk that was… …
14junket — jun•ket [[t]ˈdʒʌŋ kɪt[/t]] n. 1) coo a custardlike dessert of flavored milk curdled with rennet 2) a pleasure excursion: a junket down the Mississippi[/ex] 3) gov a trip taken by a government official at public expense, ostensibly for the purpose …
15junket — /ˈdʒʌŋkət / (say jungkuht) noun 1. a sweet custard like food of flavoured milk curded with rennet. 2. Obsolete a confection or delicacy. 3. Obsolete a feast or merrymaking. 4. US a picnic; a pleasure excursion. 5. a trip, as by a legislative… …
16junket — junketer, n. /jung kit/, n. 1. a sweet, custardlike food of flavored milk curdled with rennet. 2. a pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing. 3. a trip, as by an official or legislative committee, paid out of public funds and ostensibly to… …
17junket — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. picnic, excursion. See food, travel. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Pudding] Syn. custard, milk dessert, rennet; see dessert , pudding . 2. [A trip] Syn. excursion, outing, political tour, pleasure trip; see… …
18junket — jun|ket [ˈdʒʌŋkıt] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: junket sweet food made from milk (15 21 centuries), from Old North French jonquette basket made from reeds , from jonc reed ; because the food was made or served in such baskets] informal especially… …
19junket — [[t]ʤʌ̱ŋkɪt[/t]] junkets N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe a trip or visit by an official or businessman as a junket, you disapprove of it because it is expensive, unnecessary, and often has been paid for with public money. [INFORMAL] He took …
20junket — an unnecessary treat provided free by another Literally, a dessert of flavoured milk curdled by rennet. Now describing an occasion where the provider seeks to obtain a business advantage without overt bribery: ... lurking in the… …
