Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for February (-'s, Febuary, Febuary's)
February (-'s, Febuary, Febuary's), proper n. [ED spelling of “February”; ME < OFr < L. Roman festival of purification.] (webplay: days, leap, year).
Late winter; second month of the year in the Gregorian calendar; [fig.] blizzard; snow storm; bringer of cold weather; [see ED's letters.]
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