| 单词 | to make meagre |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make meagre 2. Roman Catholic Church. Food or diet appropriate for maigre days. to make meagre: to eat food appropriate for maigre days. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > diet > [noun] > specific diets Lessian diet1646 milk-diet1671 flesh-diet1731 meagre1770 bean-diet1820 mono-diet1920 Hay diet1925 Mediterranean diet1928 Atkins1972 slim1977 F Plan Diet1982 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > follow specific diet [verb (intransitive)] > observe maigre diet to eat (also keep, live, observe) maigre1739 to make meagre1852 1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa III. lxv. 220 The Spaniards do not eat meagre on Saturdays. 1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal I. 335 Every thing..which..the rules of meagre could allow. 1851 J. H. Newman Lect. Present Position Catholics Eng. 326 Prejudice..which would..call it Popish persecution, to be kept on meagre for a Lent. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond II. iii. 51 We make meagre on Fridays always. < as lemmas |
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