Emily Dickinson Lexicon

winter, n. [see winter, adj.] (webplay: climates, cold, February, January, latitudes, sun, tropical, wind, year).

1. Desolation; bleakness; [fig.] death; absence of life.
2. Coldest season of the year; period of cold weather from December 21^st to March 21^st in the northern hemisphere of the office.