'Canicule' definitions:

Definition of 'canicule'

(from WordNet)
noun
The hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity [syn: dog days, canicule, canicular days]

Definition of 'Canicule'

From: GCIDE
  • Canicule \Can"i*cule\, n. Canicula. --Addison. [1913 Webster]