weather-breedern.

Brit.

/ˈwɛðəˌbriːdə/, U.S.

/ˈwɛðərˌbridər/

A day of exceptionally sunny and calm weather, popularly supposed to be a presage of a coming storm. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [noun] > supposed to presage storm

weather-breeder1655

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 160 The King had intentions of being present at the General Assembly; but this lucid interval proved but a weather-breeder.

1659 J. Arrowsmith Armilla Catechetica 391 Look at a very fair day, as that which may prove a weather-breeder, and usher in storms.

1780 T. Smith Jrnl. (1849) 281 A most delightful day; a weather breeder.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) A cloudless sky, after a succession of rainy weather, denotes rain, and is said to be a weather-breeder.

1879 J. Burroughs Locusts & Wild Honey 98 Weather-breeders..are usually the finest days in the calendar, all sun and sky.

1903 Daily Chron. 10 Feb. 5/2 Isolated fine days in February are known in Surrey as ‘weather-breeders’.

Derivatives

weather-breeding adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [adjective] > presaging a storm

weather-breeding1899

1899 R. M. Gilchrist Nicholas 23 The last se'nnight of March had been dull and weather-breeding.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weather-breeder
释义	weather-breedern. Brit. /ˈwɛðəˌbriːdə/, U.S. /ˈwɛðərˌbridər/ A day of exceptionally sunny and calm weather, popularly supposed to be a presage of a coming storm. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [noun] > supposed to presage storm weather-breeder1655 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 160 The King had intentions of being present at the General Assembly; but this lucid interval proved but a weather-breeder. 1659 J. Arrowsmith Armilla Catechetica 391 Look at a very fair day, as that which may prove a weather-breeder, and usher in storms. 1780 T. Smith Jrnl. (1849) 281 A most delightful day; a weather breeder. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) A cloudless sky, after a succession of rainy weather, denotes rain, and is said to be a weather-breeder. 1879 J. Burroughs Locusts & Wild Honey 98 Weather-breeders..are usually the finest days in the calendar, all sun and sky. 1903 Daily Chron. 10 Feb. 5/2 Isolated fine days in February are known in Surrey as ‘weather-breeders’. Derivatives weather-breeding adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [adjective] > presaging a storm weather-breeding1899 1899 R. M. Gilchrist Nicholas 23 The last se'nnight of March had been dull and weather-breeding. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1655
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