Meaning of Barmecide feast | Babel Free
Definitions
- A meal with very little or no food
- Something that promises much but delivers nothing; an illusion.
Examples
“[H]e decided that his loved one was on the point of starvation. No human being, he held, could exist on such Barmecide feasts.”
“Arthur Rimbaud, in a hotel dining room where, though indulging in a Barmecide feast before empty plates and glasses, he evinces the most evident signs of gastronomic enjoyment.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.