- table manners
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noun [plural]
the way in which someone follows the social rules about how to eat food
The children all have beautiful table manners.
English dictionary. 2014.
table manners
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table manners — plural noun Social behaviour at the table during meals • • • Main Entry: ↑table * * * noun [plural] : behavior while eating a meal at a table He needs to learn good table manners. * * * ˈtable manners [table manners] … Useful english dictionary
table manners — table .manners n [plural] the way in which someone eats their food used when considering how socially acceptable it is ▪ Their children have very good table manners … Dictionary of contemporary English
table manners — table ,manners noun plural the way in which someone follows the social rules about how to eat food: The children all have beautiful table manners … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
table manners — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ behaviour that is conventionally required while eating at table … English terms dictionary
Table manners — Part of a series on Meals … Wikipedia
table manners — noun a) An accepted code of conduct for behaviour at a dining table. Basic table manners were covered in the first day of finishing school, but more followed. b) The manner of a behavior of an individual while dining. Some of the children had… … Wiktionary
table manners — N PLURAL: usu supp N You can use table manners to refer to the way you behave when you are eating a meal at a table. He attacked the food as quickly as decent table manners allowed … English dictionary
table manners — noun (plural) the way in which someone eats their food, considered according to the usual rules of social behaviour about eating: Piotr s got terrible table manners … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
table manners — way of behaving at a table … English contemporary dictionary
table manners — plural noun behaviour that is conventionally required while eating at table … English new terms dictionary
