English-Thai Dictionary

refectory

N ห้องโถง สำหรับ รับประทาน อาหาร  hong-tong-sam-rub-pra-tan-ar-han

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REFECTORY

n.A room of refreshment; properly, a hall or apartment in convents and monasteries, where a moderate repast is taken.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REFECTORY

Re *fec "to *ry (-t *r ), n.; pl. ; Refectories (-r. Etym: [LL. refectorium: cf. F. réfectoire. See Refection. ]

 

Defn: A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents.

 

Note: Sometimes pronounced r, especially when signifying the eating room in monasteries.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

refectory

re fec to ry |riˈfekt (ə )rē rəˈfɛkt (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. refectories ) a room used for communal meals, esp. in an educational or religious institution. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin refectorium, from Latin reficere ‘refresh, renew, ’ from re- ‘back ’ + facere ‘make. ’

 

refectory table

re fec to ry ta ble ▶noun a long, narrow table.

 

Oxford Dictionary

refectory

re |fec ¦tory |rɪˈfɛkt (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. refectories ) a room used for communal meals in an educational or religious institution. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin refectorium, from Latin reficere ‘refresh, renew ’, from re- ‘back ’ + facere ‘make ’.

 

refectory table

re |fec ¦tory table ▶noun a long, narrow table.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

refectory

re fec to ry /rɪfékt (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ries C ｟英 ｠(学校 修道院などの )大食堂 (｟米 ｠cafeteria ).