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Junket

noun

Dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet.

A journey taken for pleasure. Synonyms: excursion, expedition, jaunt, outing, pleasure trip, sashay. "It was merely a pleasure trip" , "After cautious sashays into the field"

A trip taken by an official at public expense.

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... fields the mists rose slowly, and the air was mild and fragrant, while distances were white and full of mystery. All of Bath that pretended to fashion or condition was present that evening at a fete at the house of a country gentleman of the neighborhood. When the stately junket was concluded, it was the pleasure of M. de Chateaurien to form one of the escort of Lady Mary's carriage for the return. As they took the road, Sir Hugh Guilford and Mr. Bantison, engaging in indistinct but ...

— Monsieur Beaucaire • Booth Tarkington

Words linked to "Junket" : afters, eat, airing, host, journey, pleasure trip, field trip, dessert, trip, journeying, wine and dine, travel, sweet