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shrovetide |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shrovetide \Shrove"tide`\, n. [From shrive to take a confession (OE. imp. shrof, AS scr[=a]f) + tide.] The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Shrovetide n : immediately preceding Lent [syn: {Shrovetide}]
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