The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lenten color
Lenten \Lent"en\, a. [From OE. lenten lent. See Lent, n. ]
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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.
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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.