SHROVETIDE


Meaning of SHROVETIDE in English

/shrohv"tuyd'/ , n.

the three days before Ash Wednesday, once a time of confession and absolution.

[ 1375-1425; late ME shroftyde. See SHROVE, TIDE 1 ]

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