Michaelmas - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Michaelmas :  (noun)

1: honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: Michaelmas, Michaelmas Day, September 29]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Michaelmas : \Mich"ael*mas\, n. [Michael _ mass religious service; OE. Mighelmesse.] The feat of the archangel Michael, a church festival, celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially, autumn.

Michaelmas daisy. (Bot.) See under Daisy.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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