Associations to the word «Lent»

Wiktionary

LENT, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of lend
LENT, proper noun. Period of penitence for Christians before Easter.
LENT A HAND, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of lend a hand
LENT AN EAR, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of lend an ear
LENT LILIES, noun. Plural of Lent lily
LENT LILY, noun. The daffodil.

Dictionary definition

LENT, noun. A period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats