Noun

(en noun)

A formal meal served in the middle of the day.

*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=2 citation , passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety.  She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.}}

(lb) A lump of food.

(lb) A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast.

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*:At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.

Noun

(es)

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.}}

(cricket) A break in play between the first]] and [[second session, second sessions.

(Minnesota, US) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.