[dahyn] 
verb, dined, din⋅ing, noun | 1. | to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner. |
| 2. | to take any meal. |
| 3. | to entertain at dinner. |
| 4. | Scot. dinner. |
| 5. | dine out, to take a meal, esp. the principal or more formal meal of the day, away from home, as in a hotel or restaurant: They dine out at least once a week. |
[dahyn] James (Jim ), born 1935, U.S. painter. |
| dine (dīn) v. dined, din·ing, dines v. intr. To have dinner. v. tr. To give dinner to; entertain at dinner: wined and dined the visiting senators. [Middle English dinen, from Old French diner, disner, from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre, from *disiēiūnāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin iēiūnium, fast.] |
| Dine (dīn) American artist noted for his autobiographical paintings and sculptures of everyday objects such as tools and bathrobes. |
| Di·né (dĭ'ně') n.
[Navajo, the people.] |
Dine
(Gen. 43:16). It was the custom in Egypt to dine at noon. But it is probable that the Egyptians took their principal meal in the evening, as was the general custom in the East (Luke 14:12).
dine
In addition to the idiom beginning with dine, also see eat (dine) out; wine and dine.