February

February [Febuary] proper adj

see February, proper n.

  1. Cold; chilly; wintry; blustery; gloomy; dark; stormy; snowy; pertaining to the second month of the year.

February [-'s, Febuary, Febuary's] proper n

ED spelling of “February”; ME < OFr < L. Roman festival of purification.

  1. Late winter; second month of the year in the Gregorian calendar; [fig.] blizzard; snow storm; bringer of cold weather; [see ED's letters.]