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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Lenten | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Lenten | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Lenten \Lent"en\ (l[ecr]nt"'n), n. Lent. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Lenten \Lent"en\, a. [From OE. lenten lent. See {Lent}, n. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season. She quenched her fury at the flood, And with a Lenten salad cooled her blood. --Dryden. 2. Spare; meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant or showy. [bd]Lenten entertainment.[b8] [bd] Lenten answer.[b8] --Shak. [bd] Lenten suit.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. {Lenten color}, black or violet. --F. G. Lee. | |
