shroves
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shrove
• shovers
Source: Wiktionary
Shrove,
Definition: imp. of Shrive. Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday.
– Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday, and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday.
Note: It was formerly customary in England, on this day, for the people to confess their sins to their parish priests, after which they dined on pancakes, or fritters, and the occasion became one of merriment. The bell rung on this day is popularly called Pancake Bell, and the day itself Pancake Tuesday. P. Cyc.
Shrove, v. i.
Definition: To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make merry. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.
Shrive, v. t. [imp. Shrived or Shrove (; p. p. Shriven or Shrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriving.] Etym: [OE. shriven, schriven, AS. scrivan to shrive, to impose penance or punishment; akin to OFries. skriva to impose punishment; cf. OS. biskriban to be troubled. Cf. Shrift, Shrovetide.]
1. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent. That they should shrive their parishioners. Piers Plowman. Doubtless he shrives this woman, . . . Else ne'er could he so long protract his speech. Shak. Till my guilty soul be shriven. Longfellow.
2. To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively. Get you to the church and shrive yourself. Beau & Fl.
Shrive, v. i.
Definition: To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 December 2024
(adjective) having everything extraneous removed including contents; “the bare walls”; “the cupboard was bare”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
