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Mardi Gras   /mˈɑrdi græs/   Listen
noun
Mardi gras  n.  
1.
The last day of Carnival; the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent and fasting); Shrove Tuesday; in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking; in the United States it is especially associated with New Orleans.
Synonyms: pancake day.
2.
The series of festival events celebrated on Mardi Gras (1).





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"Mardi gras" Quotes from Famous Books



... tell you about one time," she continued gaily. "We were in New Orleans at the Mardi Gras, and I was expected to come into the ring riding Samson—not the vicious old lion, but cub—that was long after my days of the drum and the red coat, bless you! I was a lion-tamer, now, nearly thirteen years ...
— Fran • John Breckenridge Ellis


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