Definition of maigre in English:

1(in the Roman Catholic Church) denoting a day on which abstinence from meat is ordered.

1. 1.1 (of food) suitable for eating on maigre days.
   （食物）斋日食用的，素的
   for fast days a soupe maigre was made

   Example sentencesExamples

   • When maigre feasts are arranged in these mountains, whether one be cleric or layman, man or woman, great or small, food is offered to all equally.
   • The thus-obtained shark-fin-like edible product has almost the same appearance and properties as natural shark fins as well as being superior in colour, shape, taste and feeling properties such as elasticity, and can be widely used as a material for maigre and Chinese dishes.