| 单词 | a-shroving |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(to go) a-shroving intransitive. To keep Shrovetide; to make merry. Often in (to go) a-shroving (locally applied to the practice of going round singing for money on Shrove Tuesday). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Sunday before Lent > [verb (intransitive)] > observe Shrove customs shrove1577 1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 104/1 in R. Holinshed Chron. I He trauayled to Rome a shrouing, of set purpose to be merrie. 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. P2v To certefie him, that verie shortly hee would send him a couple of Hennes to Shroue with. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Berlingaccione, one that loueth to shroue euer and make good cheere. 1620 in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1849) (modernized text) II. 198 Those ladies have invited them to a masque..so that on Thursday next, the king, prince, and all the court go thither a shroving. a1625 J. Fletcher Noble Gentleman iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ee2/2 To see him stated thus, as though he went A shroving through the City. 1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. vii. 22 Hans Boobikin a rich Boors Son, whom his Father had sent abroad a Fryring, that is, Shroving in our Language. [See also shroving n.] < as lemmas |
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