{Martinmas summer}, a period of calm, warm weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian summer. --Percy Smith. [1913 Webster]
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martinmas summer — noun or martin s summer Usage: usually capitalized M : saint martin s summer … Useful english dictionary
Martinmas — Mar tin*mas, n. [St. Martin + mass religious service.] (Eccl.) The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; often called {martlemans}. [1913 Webster] {Martinmas summer}, a period of calm, warm weather often experienced about the time of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
martin's summer — noun see martinmas summer … Useful english dictionary
Saint Martin's summer — n. Chiefly Brit. a period of mild, warm weather in late autumn, around the time of Martinmas … English World dictionary
martlemans — Martinmas Mar tin*mas, n. [St. Martin + mass religious service.] (Eccl.) The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; often called {martlemans}. [1913 Webster] {Martinmas summer}, a period of calm, warm weather often experienced about the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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