Definition of "carene" in English

noun

1. (historical cooking, rare, obsolete) Synonym of carenum (“reduction of must or sweet wine in ancient European cuisine”).

noun

1. (Catholicism, historical, rare) A 40-day fast or period of similar abstinence.

2. (Catholicism, historical, rare) An indulgence from 40 days of fasting or similar abstinence, especially during Lent; (later) various equivalent indulgences against punishment in Purgatory.

noun

1. (zoology, obsolete) The lower portion of a marine animal's shell, covering its mantle.