[Mar.di Gras] n [F, lit., fat Tuesday] (1699) 1 a: Shrove Tuesday often observed (as in New Orleans) with parades and festivities b: a carnival period climaxing on Shrove Tuesday
2: a festive occasion resembling a pre-Lenten Mardi Gras
[Mar.di Gras] n [F, lit., fat Tuesday] (1699) 1 a: Shrove Tuesday often observed (as in New Orleans) with parades and festivities b: a carnival period climaxing on Shrove Tuesday
2: a festive occasion resembling a pre-Lenten Mardi Gras
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012