Shrovetide

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:07:07

Shrove"tide` (?), n. [From shrive to take a confession (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scraf) + tide.]

The days immediately preceding Ash Wednesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday.

 

© Webster 1913.

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