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Webster 1913 Edition
Lenten
Lent′en
(lĕnt′’n)
, Noun.
Lent.
[Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
1.
Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent;
as, the
. Lenten
seasonShe quenched her fury at the flood,
And with a
And with a
Lenten
salad cooled her blood. Dryden.
2.
Spare; meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant or showy.
“Lenten entertainment.” “ Lenten answer.” Shak.
“ Lenten suit.” Beau. & Fl.
Lenten color
, black or violet.
F. G. Lee.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lenten
LENT'EN
,Adj.