Defn: Counterpassant.
REPAST
Re*past" (r-pst"), n. Etym: [OF. repast, F. repas, LL. repastus, fr.
L. repascere to feed again; pref. re- re- + pascere, pastum, to
pasture, feed. See Pasture.]
1. The act of taking food. From dance to sweet repast they turn. Milton.
2. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment. "Sleep . . . thy best repast." Denham. Go and get me some repast. Shak.
REPAST
Re*past", v. t. & i.
Defn: To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast them
with my blood." Shak.
He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and repasting of
our minds. Milton.
REPASTER
Re*past"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who takes a repast. [Obs.]
REPASTURE
Re*pas"ture (-ps"tr;135), n. Etym: [See Repast.]
Defn: Food; entertainment. [Obs.]
Food for his rage, repasture for his den. Shak.