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winter 1. a. the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring, astronomically from the December solstice to the March equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere b. (as modifier): winter pasture 2. the period of cold weather associated with the winter winter [′win·tər] (astronomy) The period from the winter solstice, about December 22, to the vernal equinox, about March 21; popularly and for most meteorological purposes, winter is taken to include December, January, and February in the Northern Hemisphere, and June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. Winter Boreas the north wind; associated with winter. [Rom. Myth.: Hall, 130] pictorial emblem in Buddhist tradition. [Animal Symbol-ism: Jobes, 378] personification of winter; “Grandfather Frost.” [Russ. Folklore: Misc.] zodiacally belongs to December; hence, winter. [Astrology: Hall, 139] personification; portrayed as old and decrepit. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] personification of winter. [Pop. Culture: Misc.]
personification of winter. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] personification of winter. [Art: Hall, 130] the period of her stay (winter) with Hades. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 28] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"Then," said D'Artagnan, "let us give the money to the lackeys, as Lord de Winter desired us to do. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. So it was always Winter there, and the North Wind, and the Hail, and the Frost, and the Snow danced about through the trees. |
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