NIVOSE - Definition

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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] fourth month of the Revolutionary calendar (December and January); the snowy month

	See Also:	Revolutionary calendar, Revolutionary calendar month

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ni`vose"\, n. [F., fr. L. nix. nivis, snow.] The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See {Vend['E]miaire}.