host

Definitions

1. 1.An army; a number of men gathered for war. A host so great as covered all the field. Dryden.
2. 2.Any great number or multitude; a throng. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God. Luke ii.
3. 3.All at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils. Wordsworth.
4. 4.One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitosly or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord. Chaucer. "Fair host and Earl." Tennyson. Time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand. Shak.
5. 5.To give entertainment to. [Obs.] Spenser.
6. 6.To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment. [Obs.] "Where you shall host." Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is an army; a number of men gathered for war. A host so great as covered all the field. Dryden called?
• What is any great number or multitude; a throng. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God. Luke ii called?
• What is all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils. Wordsworth called?
• What is to give entertainment to. [Obs.] Spenser called?
• What is to lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment. [Obs.] "Where you shall host." Shak called?