LENTEN (2)

Lent″en, a. [[From OE. lenten lent. See Lent, n. ]] 1. 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. 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.