单词 | andrewmas term |
释义 | > as lemmasAndrewmas term (The date of) the feast of St Andrew, 30th November. In early use frequently as a modifier, as in Andrewmas fair, Andrewmas term, etc. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > St. Andrew's Day (30 November) > [noun] St Andrew's Day1389 Andrewmas1495 1495 in C. Innes & P. Chalmers Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc (1856) II. 290 The xxviii day of Nouember, quhilk is Settyrday forow Andermes ewin next to cum. 1543 Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1880) II. 221 Composition xxlib, to be pait at Midsumer, and the tothir half at Androsmes. 1547 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 80 Thair partis of the said Androismes terme togidder with the rest of the last Midsomer terme. 1639 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) C1639/8/53 That they may begin their salmond fishingis at Andermess. 1765 Act dividing & inclosing Fields Brantingham & Thorpe Brantingham, E. Riding 9 The Thirtieth Day of November, commonly called Andrewmas. 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 72/2 At Perth Andrewmas market, the horses were less numerous than usual. 1875 W. Alexander Sketches Life among Ain Folk 103 Custodier of the ‘market customs’ at An'ersmas Fair. 1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark (1933) xi. 242 There will be deep snow by Andrewmas. 1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline Magic xx. 618 He [sc. a Yorkshire farmer living in the seventeenth century] knew that lambs conceived at Michaelmas would be born before Candlemas; that the ploughing should be over by Andrewmas. 2013 @saint_matthias 30 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 11 Oct. 2018) Happy Andrewmas! < as lemmas |
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