noun
- an appetizer or hors d’oeuvre served before a meal
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The servants arranged delicate antepasts on silver platters.
- Before the feast began, guests enjoyed various antepasts and wine.
- The cookbook included recipes for traditional antepasts from the Renaissance period.
- Small portions of cheese and fruit served as antepasts.
- The banquet hall featured tables laden with elaborate antepasts.