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| Ash Wednesday |
the first day of Lent, on which some Christians put ashes on their foreheads as a sign of penitence. |
| carnival |
an occasion or period of festive revelry, esp. the time just before Lent. [1/2 definitions] |
| hot cross bun |
a bunlike pastry marked with a cross of frosting, often associated with Lent. |
| Lenten |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Lent. [2 definitions] |
| loan |
that which is lent or borrowed. [1/5 definitions] |
| loaner |
a car, television, musical instrument, or the like, lent by a repair shop while the customer's is being repaired. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mardi Gras |
the day before the beginning of Lent, celebrated by some Christians with elaborate merrymaking; Shrove Tuesday. |
| money market |
the trade in money or funds as they are borrowed or lent short-term by large agencies or the government. |
| petrodollar |
(usu. pl.) funds accumulated by an oil-exporting country as part of a surplus in its trade balance, esp. when they are then lent to or invested in other countries. |
| Quadragesima |
the first Sunday of Lent. |
| Quinquagesima |
the fiftieth day before Easter; Sunday before Lent. |
| Shrove Tuesday |
the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, when pancakes are traditionally eaten in the UK. |
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