JUNKET


Meaning of JUNKET in English

— 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 obtain information.

v.i.

4. to go on a junket.

v.t.

5. to entertain; feast; regale.

[ 1350-1400; ME jonket jonquette rush basket, equiv. to jonc ( juncus reed) + -ette -ETTE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .