Shrove

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. A past tense of shrive.
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  • v. Simple past of shrive.
  • v. To join in the festivities of Shrovetide.
  • v. To make merry.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • imp. of shrive.
  • verb-intransitive. To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make merry.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Shrift; shriving: used only in composition, or in such phrases as Shrove Tuesday. See shrift and shriving.
  • To take part in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, in general, to make merry.
  • Preterit of shrive.
    • Word Usage
    "Tomorrow being Ash Wednesday and the first day of Lent in the Latin rite, this is Shrove Tuesday -- "shrove" as in "shriven"."
    Cross Reference
    Shrove Tuesday    Shrove Monday    Shrove Sunday   
    Variant
    shrive   
    Verb Stem
    shrive   
     
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