Martinmas

[ mahr-tn-muhs ]

/ ˈmɑr tn məs /

noun

a church festival, November 11, in honor of St. Martin.

Origin of Martinmas

1250–1300; Middle English Martinmasse. See Saint (Saint) Martin, Mass

Words nearby Martinmas

Martinican, Martini-Henry, Martinique, Martin IV, Martin Luther King Day, Martinmas, Martinon, Martins, Martinsburg, Martinson, Martinsville

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Example sentences from the Web for Martinmas

He threatens to knock pew-Bibles and hymn-books oot o' me, if I again daur to 'rap' him atween this and Martinmas.
Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
Even to the present day the housewives reckon chronology by Martinmas.
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories|Arnold Bennett
Mark me, this falcon will strike his quarry quick; if not, I vow I will not fly another this side Martinmas.
The Last of the Vikings|John Bowling
They've never had me, though; and I shall be sixty-one next Martinmas, so there's not much time left for them to try me, I reckon.
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

He was free from land-gafol, but paid hearth-penny and church-scot at Martinmas.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm

British Dictionary definitions for Martinmas

Martinmas

/ (ˈmɑːtɪnməs) /

noun

the feast of St Martin on Nov 11; one of the four quarter days in Scotland

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单词	martinmas
释义	Martinmas [ mahr-tn-muhs ] / ˈmɑr tn məs / noun a church festival, November 11, in honor of St. Martin. Origin of Martinmas 1250–1300; Middle English Martinmasse. See Saint (Saint) Martin, Mass Words nearby Martinmas Martinican, Martini-Henry, Martinique, Martin IV, Martin Luther King Day, Martinmas, Martinon, Martins, Martinsburg, Martinson, Martinsville Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Martinmas He threatens to knock pew-Bibles and hymn-books oot o' me, if I again daur to 'rap' him atween this and Martinmas. Scotch Wit and Humor\|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe Even to the present day the housewives reckon chronology by Martinmas. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories\|Arnold Bennett Mark me, this falcon will strike his quarry quick; if not, I vow I will not fly another this side Martinmas. The Last of the Vikings\|John Bowling They've never had me, though; and I shall be sixty-one next Martinmas, so there's not much time left for them to try me, I reckon. Ruth\|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell He was free from land-gafol, but paid hearth-penny and church-scot at Martinmas. The English Village Community\|Frederic Seebohm British Dictionary definitions for Martinmas Martinmas / (ˈmɑːtɪnməs) / noun the feast of St Martin on Nov 11; one of the four quarter days in Scotland Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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