( v. t. )
A light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; -- first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries.
( v. t. )
A light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; -- first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012