According to Websters, a meal eaten late in the evening.
Supper is the main meal of the day. Most commonly misunderstood by
ignorant people as dinner. Dinner was defined by Webster as a meal eaten in the
middle of the day. Many cafe's,
restaurants in America were known for their dinners which were served during the hours of 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Many were actually named the Dinner Bell (meaning lunch)