Complex sentence: At this point, the term "entrée" had lost its literal meaning, though this was somewhat obscured in the late 17th century by a new style of table setting: some stages of the meal were now being presented together and not in separate services.
Split into simpler sentences: At this point, the term "entrée" had lost its literal meaning. This was somewhat obscured in the late 17th century, though, by a new style of table setting, in which some stages of the meal were presented together and not in separate services.