Defn: Slowly; in slow time.
LENTANDO Len*tan"do, a. Etym: [It., p. pr. of lentare to make slow. See Lent, a.] (Mus.)
Defn: Slackening; retarding. Same as Rallentando.
LENTEN
Lent"en, n.
Defn: Lent. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
LENTEN
Lent"en, a. Etym: [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.
LENTENTIDE
Lent"en*tide`, n.
Defn: The season of Lenten or Lent.