Michaelmas

[ mik-uhl-muhs ]

/ ˈmɪk əl məs /

noun Chiefly British.

a festival celebrated on September 29 in honor of the archangel Michael.

Also called Michaelmas Day .

Origin of Michaelmas

before 1150; Middle English Mighelmes;Old English (Sanct) Michaeles masse (St.) Michael's mass

Words nearby Michaelmas

Mich., Michael, Michaelis constant, Michaelis-Gutmann body, Michaelis-Menten hypothesis, Michaelmas, Michaelmas daisy, Michaelmas term, Michael VIII, Michael VIII Palaeologus, Michal

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Example sentences from the Web for Michaelmas

At Yarmouth, in 1579, two thousand are said to have died of the plague between May-day and Michaelmas.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
Cuckoo oats and Michaelmas hay, Will make the farmer run away.
Rhymes Old and New|M.E.S. Wright
One of the features of Michaelmas in Scotland was the concoction and cooking of a giant cake, bun, or bannock.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
The three were to sit in the Council until Michaelmas, when they were to be superseded by other three, who should sit for a year.
Venice and its Story|Thomas Okey

Peter became uneasy, for he expected Paul to come at Michaelmas.
The German Lieutenant and Other Stories|August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for Michaelmas

Michaelmas

/ (ˈmɪkəlməs) /

noun

Sept 29, the feast of St Michael the archangel; in England, Ireland, and Wales, one of the four quarter days

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单词	michaelmas
释义	Michaelmas [ mik-uhl-muhs ] / ˈmɪk əl məs / noun Chiefly British. a festival celebrated on September 29 in honor of the archangel Michael. Also called Michaelmas Day . Origin of Michaelmas before 1150; Middle English Mighelmes;Old English (Sanct) Michaeles masse (St.) Michael's mass Words nearby Michaelmas Mich., Michael, Michaelis constant, Michaelis-Gutmann body, Michaelis-Menten hypothesis, Michaelmas, Michaelmas daisy, Michaelmas term, Michael VIII, Michael VIII Palaeologus, Michal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Michaelmas At Yarmouth, in 1579, two thousand are said to have died of the plague between May-day and Michaelmas. A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)\|Charles Creighton Cuckoo oats and Michaelmas hay, Will make the farmer run away. Rhymes Old and New\|M.E.S. Wright One of the features of Michaelmas in Scotland was the concoction and cooking of a giant cake, bun, or bannock. Archaic England\|Harold Bayley The three were to sit in the Council until Michaelmas, when they were to be superseded by other three, who should sit for a year. Venice and its Story\|Thomas Okey Peter became uneasy, for he expected Paul to come at Michaelmas. The German Lieutenant and Other Stories\|August Strindberg British Dictionary definitions for Michaelmas Michaelmas / (ˈmɪkəlməs) / noun Sept 29, the feast of St Michael the archangel; in England, Ireland, and Wales, one of the four quarter days Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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