n. Lent. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From OE. lenten lent. See Lent, n. ]
She quenched her fury at the flood,
And with a Lenten salad cooled her blood. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lenten color,
n. The season of Lenten or Lent. [ 1913 Webster ]