Martinmas

2 definitions found

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

  Martinmas \Mar"tin*mas\, n. [St. Martin + mass religious
     service.] (Eccl.)
     The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often
     called {martlemans}.
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     {Martinmas summer}, a period of calm, warm weather often
        experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian summer.
        --Percy Smith.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Martinmas
       n : the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {St
           Martin's Day}, {11 November}]