Lent term
Britishnoun
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Michael much regretted that the etiquette of the Lent term, which substituted peg-tops for Conquerors, should prevent his chestnut reaching four figures.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton
The Lent term passed away with parsimonious February sunlight, with March lying grey upon the houses until it proclaimed itself suddenly in a booming London gale.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton
Seven other lectures were delivered during the first three weeks of the Lent term of 1842.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
In Lent term, 1838, he was hard at work on the new poem.
From The Life of John Ruskin by Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom)
After the Christmas vacation follows the "Lent" term, from the middle of January to the middle of March.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
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