Shrovetide

[ shrohv-tahyd ]

/ ˈʃroʊvˌtaɪd /

noun

the three days before Ash Wednesday, once a time of confession and absolution.

Origin of Shrovetide

First recorded in 1375–1425, Shrovetide is from the late Middle English word shroftyde.See shrove, tide¹

Words nearby Shrovetide

shroud-laid, Shroud of Turin, shrove, Shrove Monday, Shrove Sunday, Shrovetide, Shrove Tuesday, shrub, shrubbery, shrubby, shrubby cinquefoil

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Example sentences from the Web for Shrovetide

Among their plats was one of pancakes, made right artistically, and as though in regard of Shrovetide.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847|Various
It was on the eve of Shrovetide, in the wilds about sixty versts from the railroad.
The Awakening|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy
And this play is showed especially about Shrovetide, called in Italian Macchararum.
The Pirate|Sir Walter Scott
Shrovetide,—in its original meaning, signifies the time of confessing sins to a priest.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

Suppose we should find ourselves pent up between the Chitterlings and Shrovetide?
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for Shrovetide

Shrovetide

/ (ˈʃrəʊvˌtaɪd) /

noun

the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, formerly a time when confessions were made in preparation for Lent

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单词	shrovetide
释义	Shrovetide [ shrohv-tahyd ] / ˈʃroʊvˌtaɪd / noun the three days before Ash Wednesday, once a time of confession and absolution. Origin of Shrovetide First recorded in 1375–1425, Shrovetide is from the late Middle English word shroftyde.See shrove, tide¹ Words nearby Shrovetide shroud-laid, Shroud of Turin, shrove, Shrove Monday, Shrove Sunday, Shrovetide, Shrove Tuesday, shrub, shrubbery, shrubby, shrubby cinquefoil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Shrovetide Among their plats was one of pancakes, made right artistically, and as though in regard of Shrovetide. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847\|Various It was on the eve of Shrovetide, in the wilds about sixty versts from the railroad. The Awakening\|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy And this play is showed especially about Shrovetide, called in Italian Macchararum. The Pirate\|Sir Walter Scott Shrovetide,—in its original meaning, signifies the time of confessing sins to a priest. The Book of Curiosities\|I. Platts Suppose we should find ourselves pent up between the Chitterlings and Shrovetide? Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais British Dictionary definitions for Shrovetide Shrovetide / (ˈʃrəʊvˌtaɪd) / noun the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, formerly a time when confessions were made in preparation for Lent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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