Lenten
Pronunciation : Lent"en
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Lent. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lent"en
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [From OE. lenten lent. See Lent, n. ]
Definition : 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