| 单词 | martinmas summer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMartinmas summer Martinmas summer n. a period of mild sunny weather occurring around Martinmas; an Indian summer; = St Martin's Summer n. at St Martin n. Compounds; frequently figurative. 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 1881 Appletons' Jrnl. Apr. 371/2 There is the calm brightness of the Martinmas summer. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xiv. 161 A Martinmas summer of Mrs. Henchard's life set in with her entry into her husband's large house and respectable social orbit; and it was as bright as such summers well can be. 1895 G. Allen Woman who Did xvi. 178 I almost feel tempted to give way to this Martinmas summer of love. 1999 Christian Sci. Monitor (Electronic ed.) 27 Sept. 19 For country folk, Martinmas is a time to relax after the harvest and be festive, so they refer to autumn's occasional temperate blessing as a Martinmas summer. < as lemmas |
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