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Cater
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The four of cards or dice.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions. [He] providently caters for the sparrow. Shak.
2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To cut diagonally. [Obs.] Halliwell.