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Lenten color

Lenten \Lent"en\, a. [From OE. lenten lent. See Lent, n. ]

  1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season.

    She quenched her fury at the flood, And with a Lenten salad cooled her blood.
    --Dryden.

  2. Spare; meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant or showy. ``Lenten entertainment.'' `` Lenten answer.''
    --Shak. `` Lenten suit.''
    --Beau. & Fl.

    Lenten color, black or violet.
    --F. G. Lee.