单词 | quaresimal |
释义 | quaresimaladj. Now rare. Of or relating to Lent; (of a meal) spec. having the qualities of the type of food traditionally eaten at Lent; meagre, austere. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adjective] > qualities of meals substantial1340 simplea1387 dry1483 of substance?c1500 large1528 hearty?1550 abstemious1604 scrambling1607 running1618 lusty1672 sit-down1789 well-served1796 à la carte1816 slap-up1823 quaresimal1828 scratch1851 square1868 scrambly1900 set1914 handout1915 all-you-can-eat1940 spready1960 carbo-load1986 1828 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. III. ii. 46 I warrant he will make him penitent enough, and as pale in five minutes as a quaresimal fast could do. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xvii. 173 The Franciscan appointed to preach the Quaresimal sermons had offered to clench his arguments by walking through the fire. 1879 Times 14 May 5/2 Monsignor Alimonda..ranks among the celebrated Quaresimal preachers. 1923 J. Joyce Let. 17 Dec. (1966) III. 84 Can we not have a quaresimal dinner somewhere together? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828 |
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