Shrovetide

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shrovetide \Shrove"tide`\, n. [From shrive to take a confession
     (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scr[=a]f) + tide.]
     The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the
     period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and
     the morning of Ash Wednesday.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Shrovetide
       n : immediately preceding Lent