noun
Usage: usually capitalized A&W
Etymology: Middle English Asshe Wednesday, from asshe ash + Wednesday
: the first day of Lent in Western Christendom
noun
Usage: usually capitalized A&W
Etymology: Middle English Asshe Wednesday, from asshe ash + Wednesday
: the first day of Lent in Western Christendom
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012