lenten
(adjective) of or relating to or suitable for Lent; “lenten food”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
