'Martinmas summer' definitions:

Definition of 'Martinmas summer'

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  • Martinmas \Mar"tin*mas\, n. [St. Martin + mass religious service.] (Eccl.) The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often called martlemans. [1913 Webster]
  • Martinmas summer, a period of calm, warm weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian summer. --Percy Smith. [1913 Webster]