Brumaire

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brumaire \Bru`maire"\, n. [F., fr. L. bruma winter.]
     The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French
     republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox.
     See {Vendemiaire}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Brumaire
       n : second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and
           November); the month of mist