undermeal

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English undermele, undermel (“the early part of the afternoon, midday, noon; an afternoon meal or nap”), from Old English undernmǣl (“morning, morning time; morning meal”), equivalent to undern +‎ meal. Compare the word for midday and the word undern. === Noun === undermeal (plural undermeals) (obsolete) Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK, dialectal, obsolete) noon and the early afternoon. (obsolete) Synonym of siesta: an afternoon nap. (obsolete) An afternoon meal or snack. 1608, Withals: Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing. ==== Synonyms ==== (time of day): noon, terce; see also Thesaurus:midday (afternoon nap): See Thesaurus:shut-eye (meal): See Thesaurus:meal === References === "undermeal, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press. “undermeal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === denumeral