A full score sat down to every formal meal in the house.

Then there's a formal meal, but I'm not invited to that, of course.

But it is also possible to achieve a more formal meal.

Rumor had it that she ate just before the formal meal in the privacy of her apartments.

Bringing gifts to a formal meal, even of close friends, is highly considered.

Having one nearly formal meal each day gave everyone something to do.

Food at a formal meal usually consists of three courses and is often followed by evening entertainment.

In the evening she met Grey for the formal meal.

Most are available in the morning and the evening, as midafternoon is the time for the main formal meal of the day.

A banquet is a large, often formal, elaborate meal, with many guests and dishes.