Pluviose

2 definitions found

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

  Pluviose \Plu`vi`[^o]se"\, n. [F. See {Pluvious}.]
     The fifth month of the French republican calendar adopted in
     1793. It began January 20, and ended February 18. See
     {Vend['e]miaire}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pluviose
       n : fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and
           February); the rainy month