- (n.) Any merrymaking, feasting or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess.
- (n.) A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, especially at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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