MARDI GRAS


Meaning of MARDI GRAS in English

/mahr"dee grah', grah"/

1. the day before Lent, celebrated in some cities, as New Orleans and Paris, as a day of carnival and merrymaking; Shrove Tuesday.

2. a pre-Lenten carnival period climaxing on this day.

[ 1690-1700; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .