A time in the middle (of the day, etc.). Also in extended use. †in the midtime (Scottish): in the meantime (obsolete).

The part of a time or season when its character becomes most intense (usually the middle part); the height or depth of winter, summer, etc.

The middle or depth (of winter, night). northern.

The middle (of winter, of night) when the cold, stillness, or darkness is most intense; the ‘depth’. Obsolete.

Affectedly used for: Middle (of day or night). Obsolete.

The middle (of winter, of night), when the cold, stillness, or darkness is most intense.

Of a month or season: the height, the middle part. Now somewhat rare (chiefly literary in later use).

The depth or middle (of winter, night, etc.).

The middle or depth (of night or of winter): = (Scottish) howe, n. 3b.

The middle or main portion of a period of time, exclusive of the beginning and end. (In quot. 1890, in the inside of = ‘inside of’, within: see C.3.)…