table manners

table manners
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 good table manners; some not.


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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 — 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 — UK / US 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

  • 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

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