n. (pl. -ies) a room used for communal meals, esp. in a monastery or college.
Phrases and idioms:
refectory table a long narrow table.
Etymology: LL refectorium f. L reficere refresh (as RE-, facere make)
n. (pl. -ies) a room used for communal meals, esp. in a monastery or college.
Phrases and idioms:
refectory table a long narrow table.
Etymology: LL refectorium f. L reficere refresh (as RE-, facere make)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012