Shrove Tuesday definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the last day before Lent [syn: Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, pancake day] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English schroftewesday, from schrof- (as in schroftide) + tewesday Tuesday Date: 15th century the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday Oxford Reference Dictionary n. the day before ... Shrove Shrove, imp. of Shrive. Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday. Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday, and preceding the first day of ...
Tuesday definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TUESDAY, n. s as z. The third day of the week ... third day of the week; the second working day [syn: Tuesday, Tues] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English tiwesday, from ... English t?wesdæg (akin to Old High German z?ostag Tuesday), from Old English T?w Tiu + dæg day — more at ... day of the week, following Monday. --adv. 1 colloq. on Tuesday. 2 (Tuesdays) on Tuesdays; each Tuesday. Etymology: OE Tiwesdæg f. Tiw the Gmc god identified ...
Whitsun Tuesday definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the day after Whitmonday [syn: Whit-Tuesday, Whitsun Tuesday] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Whittuesday Whit"tues`day, n. (Eccl.) The day following Whitmonday; -- called also Whitsun Tuesday.
Shrove-tuesday definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SHROVE-TUESDAY, Tuesday.] Confession-time; confession-Teusday; the Tuesday after Quinquagesima Sunday; or the day immediately preceding the first ...
Fat Tuesday definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans [syn: Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1866 Mardi Gras 1a
... 1: the last day before Lent [syn: Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, pancake day] 2: a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans [syn: Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French, literally, fat Tuesday Date: 1699 1. a. Shrove Tuesday often observed (as in New Orleans) with parades and festivities b. a carnival period climaxing on Shrove Tuesday 2. a festive occasion resembling a pre-Lenten Mardi ...
... The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the fourth day ... n. & adv. --n. the fourth day of the week, following Tuesday. --adv. colloq. 1 on Wednesday. 2 (Wednesdays) on Wednesdays; each ... The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday. Ash Wednesday. See in the Vocabulary. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (Wednesdays) Wednesday is the day after Tuesday and before Thursday. Come and have supper with us on ...
... first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance Merriam Webster's noun ... The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday. Ash Wednesday. See in the Vocabulary. Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... Pancake Day, Passion Week, Pentecost, Quadragesima, Quadragesima Sunday, Septuagesima, Shrove Tuesday, Trinity Sunday, Twelfth-day, Twelfth-tide, Whit-Tuesday, White Sunday, Whitmonday, Whitsun, Whitsunday, Whitsuntide, Whitweek
... prec. by a specified day) a week after (that day) (Tuesday week; tomorrow week). Etymology: OE wice f. Gmc, prob. orig ... expressions such as 'a week on Monday', 'a week next Tuesday', and 'tomorrow week' to mean exactly one week after the ... such as 'a week last Monday', 'a week ago this Tuesday', and 'a week ago yesterday' to mean exactly one week ...
... Shrove Shrove, imp. of Shrive. Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday. Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday, and preceding the first day of Lent ... is popularly called Pancake Bell, and the day itself Pancake Tuesday. --P. Cyc. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Quinquagesima Quin`qua*ges ...
... Shrove Shrove, imp. of Shrive. Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday. Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday, and preceding the first day of Lent ... is popularly called Pancake Bell, and the day itself Pancake Tuesday. --P. Cyc. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Shrove Shrove, v. i ...
... esp. the first three days -- Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of Pentecost. --R. of Gloucester. Soule's Dictionary ... Pancake Day, Passion Week, Pentecost, Quadragesima, Quadragesima Sunday, Septuagesima, Shrove Tuesday, Trinity Sunday, Twelfth-day, Twelfth-tide, Whit-Tuesday, White Sunday, Whitmonday, Whitsun, Whitsunday, Whitweek
... as a god, and to the first syllable of E. Tuesday, Gael. & Ir. dia God, W. duw. Cf. Divine, Journey, Journal, Tuesday.] 1. The collection of attributes which make up the nature ...