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)
Schools actually called the midday meal as dinner time.
Supper was referred to as the meal at the end of the
day.
Lunch was
something you brought from home. Dinner was something prepared for you.