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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Shrove

/shrōv/ · IPA /ʃɹəʊv/
01 imp. imp. of Shrive.
  1. 1.
    imp. of Shrive. See: Shrive
Phrases & compounds
Shrove Sunday — Quinguagesima Sunday.
Shrove Tuesday — the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday, and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday.
02 v. i. To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make merry.
  1. 1.
    To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make merry.[Obs.]