单词 | michaelmas rigg |
释义 | > as lemmasMichaelmas rigg ΚΠ 1645 E. Davies Great Brit. Visitation vii, in E. S. Cope Prophetic Writings 152 About Michael the Arch Angells Feast,..when those hurtfull winds restrained, Michaelmas riggs so called. 1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances I. xcviii. 174 We have not had even the Whisper of a Michaelmas Rig yet; and October..is setting in with all good Omens. 1826 R. Wilbraham Attempt Gloss. Cheshire (ed. 2) 68 Rigg, a strong blast of wind. The storms which usually prevail about the time of the autumnal equinox are called Michaelmas Riggs. < as lemmas |
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