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Meaning of Ashwednesday | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Alternative spelling of Ash Wednesday.

alt-of, alternative, archaic

Examples

“[…] ſo that the ſame law day after Aſhwedneſday cannot be kept, becauſe the law day of the other feaſt doth light on the ſame day: then the ſecond law day after Aſhwedneſday ſhalbe kept, and the other omitted.”
“Rather ſpeake of ſenſe and appetite when you ſee a Papiſt in his fat dayes, before Aſhwedneſday , to make worke for the Prieſt, […]”
“[1695 February] 6 Ashwednesday, a fine frosty morning, walk, read the 24 Book de Finibus, &c.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

ashweed Ashwell Ashwellthorpe Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall Ashwick Ashwin

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