Opetide

Opetide
Opetide Ope"tide`, n. [Ope + tide.] Open time; -- applied to different things: (a) The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening. [Archaic] --Nares. (b) The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized publicly in churches. [Eng.] (c) The time after harvest when the common fields are open to all kinds of stock. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [Written also {opentide}.] [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • opetide — /owptayd/ The ancient time of marriage, from Epiphany to Ash Wednesday …   Black's law dictionary

  • opentide — Opetide Ope tide , n. [Ope + tide.] Open time; applied to different things: (a) The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening. [Archaic] Nares. (b) The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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