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单词 quaresimal
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quaresimaladj.

Brit. /kwəˈrɛsᵻml/, U.S. /kwəˈrɛsəm(ə)l/
Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian quaresimale.
Etymology: Apparently < Italian quaresimale of or relating to Lent (13th cent. as quaresemar ), (specifically) not containing meat, in accordance with Lenten food regulations (a1379) < quaresima Lent (although this is apparently first attested later: see Quadragesima n.) + -ale -al suffix1. Compare earlier quadragesimal adj.
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.
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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).
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