Meal — Defs

01 n. A part; a fragment; a portion.

02 n. The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of…

1.
The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal.
“What strange fish Hath made his meal on thee?” — Shak.

03 n. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any f…

1.
Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
2.
Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated.

Phrases & compounds

Meal beetle — the adult of the meal worm. See Meal worm, below.

Meal moth — a lepidopterous insect (Asopia farinalis), the larvae of which feed upon meal, flour, etc.

Meal worm — the larva of a beetle (Tenebrio molitor) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and meal.

04 v. t. To sprinkle with, or as with, meal.