noun
Usage: usually capitalized C&W
Eastern Church : the week from Monday through Sunday preceding the first day of Lent during which period cheese and eggs may be eaten for the last time before Easter
noun
Usage: usually capitalized C&W
Eastern Church : the week from Monday through Sunday preceding the first day of Lent during which period cheese and eggs may be eaten for the last time before Easter
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012