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LENTEN
lenten
(adjective) of or relating to or suitable for Lent; “lenten food”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Lenten (comparative more Lenten, superlative most Lenten)
Pertaining to Lent; taking place during Lent.
Appropriate to Lent; meagre, sombre.
Source: Wiktionary
Lent"en, n.
Definition: Lent. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Lent"en, a. Etym: [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. "Lenten entertainment." " Lenten answer." Shak. " Lenten suit." Beau. & Fl. Lenten color, black or violet. F. G. Lee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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