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English Dictionary: lent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lent n a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday Synonym(s): Lent, Lententide
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lend \Lend\ (l[ecr]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lent} (l[ecr]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lending}.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[aemac]nan, fr. l[aemac]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See {Loan}.] 1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to {borrow}. Give me that ring. I'll lend it thee, my dear, but have no power To give it from me. --Shak. 2. To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. --Levit. xxv. 37. 3. To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence. Cato, lend me for a while thy patience. --Addison. Mountain lines and distant horizons lend space and largeness to his compositions. --J. A. Symonds. 4. To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig. Note: This use of the word is rare in the United States, except with reference to money. {To lend a hand}, to give assistance; to help. [Colloq.] {To lend} {an ear [or] one's ears}, to give attention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lent \Lent\ (l[ecr]nt), imp. & p. p. of {Lend}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lent \Lent\, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten, lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz, G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.) A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior. {Lent lily} (Bot.), the daffodil; -- so named from its blossoming in spring.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lent \Lent\, a. [L. lentus; akin to lenis soft, mild: cf. F. lent. See {Lenient}.] 1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 2. (Mus.) See {Lento}.