A holy season or time of year; spec. (occasionally) Christmas; (most commonly) Shrovetide. Cf. tide, n. 6a.
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Sunday before Lent > [noun] > period following > first week of > Sunday, Monday, Tuesday of > Tuesday in (17) good tideOE A holy season or time of year; spec. (occasionally) Christmas; (most commonly) Shrovetide. Cf. tide, n. 6a. Fastingong1389 The Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday before the beginning of Lent; Shrovetide. Cf. Fastgong, n. Shroveday14.. Shrove Tuesday. Fastern's Een1416 The day or evening before the first day of Lent (cf. fasten, n. 2); Shrove Tuesday. Cf. Fastern's Eve, n. Fastgong1429 The Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday before the beginning of Lent; Shrovetide. Also more fully Fastgong-tide. Cf. Fastingong, n. Fastingong Tuesday1448 Shrove Tuesday, the last day of Shrovetide and the day before the first day of Lent. Fastingong Evec1450 Shrove Tuesday, the day before the first day of Lent, and the last day of Shrovetide. Fastern's Evec1475 The day or evening before the first day of Lent; Shrove Tuesday. Cf. fasten, n. 2, Fastern's Een, n., Fastens Tuesday, n. Shrove Tuesdaya1500 The Tuesday immediately preceding Ash Wednesday; often called pancake day. Shrift Tuesday1542 = Shrove Tuesday, n. shrift's even1568 Phrases. Shrove Tuesday. Fastens Tuesday1585 Shrove Tuesday, the day before the first day of Lent. Cf. Fastern's Een, n., Fastern's Eve, n. gut-tide1608 Shrove Tuesday; also gen., a time of feasting. Mardi Gras1699 Shrove Tuesday, esp. as celebrated in some traditionally Roman Catholic areas or regions with a carnival; the last day of the Carnival or… Pancake Day1700 Shrove Tuesday, so called from the custom of making pancakes on this day to use up eggs and fat before Lent. Pancake Tuesday1790 = Pancake Day n. sharp-Tuesday1858 Shrove Tuesday. |
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