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Mardi Gras   /mˈɑrdi græs/   Listen
Mardi Gras

noun
1.
The last day before Lent.  Synonyms: pancake day, Shrove Tuesday.
2.
A carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans.  Synonym: Fat Tuesday.





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"Mardi Gras" Quotes from Famous Books



... was all meant for ex-Private, Captain de facto, and Colonel-elect Willie Robbins. The town was crazy about him. They notified us that the reception they were going to put up would make the Mardi Gras in New Orleans look like an afternoon tea in Bury St. ...
— Options • O. Henry


Words linked to "Mardi Gras" :   Shrovetide, Fat Tuesday, Christian holy day, carnival, New Orleans


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