Emily Dickinson Lexicon

week (-s), n. [OE wice, corresponds to OFris wike.] (webplay: days, space).

1. Seven-day unit in the calendar before the present quarter of the month.
2. Time period of seven days.
3. Phrase. “Valentine week”: February 10-16, 1850; seven-day period including February 14^th, 1850.