| 单词 | all-hallown summer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAll-Hallown Summer All-Hallown Summer n. a spell of fine weather in the late autumn, an Indian summer; cf. St Luke's summer at St Luke n., St Martin's Summer n. at St Martin n. Compounds.In quot. 1598 applied in extended use to an older person who retains a youthful demeanour. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > periods of unseasonal weather Michaelmas spring1557 All-Hallown Summer1598 St Martin's Summera1616 autumn-spring1639 go-summer1649 Indian summer1790 squaw winter1847 All Saints' Summer1861 Martin's summer1864 Martinmas summer1881 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. ii. 156 Farewel the latter spring, farewel Alhallowne summer . View more context for this quotation 1804 C. B. Brown tr. C. F. de Volney View Soil & Climate U.S.A. 210 In France, an interval like this is termed St. Martin's summer, and in England All-hallown summer. 1906 F. A. Bardswell Notes from Nature's Garden 184 The second summer, called..by English people St. Luke's, or All-Hallown Summer,..is never so welcome as after a stormy season. 2004 Halifax (Nova Scotia) Daily News (Nexis) 18 Oct. 21 There's St. Luke's summer, All-Hallown or Allhallow summer,..and Indian summer. < as lemmas |
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