Mardi-gras meaning

mär'dē grä'
An occasion of great festivity and merrymaking.
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Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Lent: it is a day of merrymaking and carnival, as in New Orleans, often marking the climax of a carnival period.
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Alternative form of Mardi Gras.
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Origin of mardi-gras

  • French mardi Tuesday gras fat (from the feasting on Mardi Gras before Lenten fasting)
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mardi-gras Sentence Examples

  • Have blue garland and blue place settings.Create a fun game by handing out blue Mardi-Gras beads at the door.

  • The assorted day trippers, foreign visitors & holiday makers thought the city by the sea was holding a mardi gras.

  • Oriental Trading: Twenty different votive holder designs are available, from Christmas to St. Patrick's Day to birthdays to Mardi Gras designs.

  • To get you started, think about red and green Mardi Gras beads.

  • Their feather masks would be equally appropriate on Halloween night or at a Mardi Gras party.

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