a. 大斋节的, 大斋节期间的, 不丰盛的

[ adj ]
of or relating to or suitable for Lent
<adj.pert>
lenten food

Lenten \Lent"en\ (l[e^]nt"'n), n.
Lent. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.


Lenten \Lent"en\, a. [From OE. lenten lent. See {Lent}, n. ]
1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or
suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season.

She quenched her fury at the flood,
And with a Lenten salad cooled her blood. --Dryden.

2. Spare; meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant
or showy. ``Lenten entertainment.'' `` Lenten answer.''
--Shak. `` Lenten suit.'' --Beau. & Fl.

{Lenten color}, black or violet. --F. G. Lee.