hiemaladj.
/ˈhʌɪɪməl/ Now rare.
Of or belonging to winter; winter-. hiemal line (quot. 1635), the tropic of Capricorn, at which the sun arrives at the winter solstice.
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the world > the earth > geodetic references > [noun] > latitude > tropic > of Capricorn
hiemal linec1560
the world > time > period > year > season > [adjective] > of or relating to winter
wintryeOE
winterOE
winterlyOE
frostyc1430
brumala1522
hiemalc1560
wintering1591
winterish1610
wintereda1616
hiematical1631
hibernal1646
wintersome1840
mid-wintry1852
mid-winterly1892
c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) xiv. 18 Or sound of lark aboif þe revenous fowlis, And somersday the nichtis hiemaill.
1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xi. f. 143 Some [Signs are called] Hiemall or Brumall, as Capricornus, Aquarius, and Pisces.
1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells iii. 126 Betwixt th' Antarticke and the Hyemal lines.
1694 W. Westmacott Θεολοβοτονολογια 2 Awaking and germinating from their Hyemal repose.
1888 Sc. Leader 16 May 4 The first minister..delighted in the hyemal sport.
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