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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUM'MER, n. One who casts up an account.
SUM'MER, n. With us, the season of the year comprehended in the months June, July and August; during which time, the sun being north of the equator, shines more directly upon this part of the earth, which, together with the increased length of the days, renders this the hottest period of the year. In latitudes south of the equator, just the opposite takes place, or it is summer there when it is winter here.
The entire year is also sometimes divided into summer and winter, the former signifying the warmer and the latter the colder part of the year.
SUM'MER, v.i. To pass the summer or warm season.
The fowls shall summer upon them. Isaiah 18.
SUM'MER, v.t. To keep warm. [Little used.]
SUM'MER, n.
1. A large stone, the first that is laid over columns and pilasters, beginning to make a cross vault; or a stone laid over a column, and hollowed to receive the first haunce of a platband.
2. A large timber supported on two stone piers or posts, serving as a lintel to a door or window, etc.
3. A large timber or beam laid as a central floor timber, inserted into the girders, and receiving the ends of the joists and supporting them. This timber is seen in old buildings in America and in France. In America, it is wholly laid aside. It is called in England summer-tree.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore" [syn: summer, summertime]
2: the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty; "the golden summer of his life" v
1: spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English sumer, from Old English sumor; akin to Old High German & Old Norse sumer summer, Sanskrit sam? year, season Date: before 12th century 1. the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox 2. the warmer half of the year 3. year <a girl of seventeen summers> 4. a period of maturing powers • summerlike adjective II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or suitable for summer <summer vacation> <a summer home> 2. sown in the spring and harvested in the same year as sown <summer wheat> — compare winter III. verb (summered; summering) Date: 15th century intransitive verb to pass the summer transitive verb to keep or carry through the summer; especially to provide (as cattle or sheep) with pasture during the summer

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 the warmest season of the year, in the N. hemisphere from June to August and in the S. hemisphere from December to February. 2 Astron. the period from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox. 3 the hot weather typical of summer. 4 (often foll. by of) the mature stage of life; the height of achievement, powers, etc. 5 (esp. in pl.) poet. a year (esp. of a person's age) (a child of ten summers). 6 (attrib.) characteristic of or suitable for summer (summer clothes). --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by at, in) pass the summer. 2 tr. (often foll. by at, in) pasture (cattle). Phrases and idioms: summer-house a light building in a garden etc. used for sitting in in fine weather. summer lightning sheet lightning without thunder, resulting from a distant storm. summer pudding Brit. a pudding of soft summer fruit encased in bread or sponge. summer school a course of lectures etc. held during the summer vacation, esp. at a university. summer solstice see SOLSTICE. summer time Brit. the period between March and October during which the clocks are advanced an hour (cf. SUMMERTIME). summer-weight (of clothes) suitable for use in summer, esp. because of their light weight. Derivatives: summerless adj. summerly adv. summery adj. Etymology: OE sumor 2. n. (in full summer-tree) a horizontal bearing beam, esp. one supporting joists or rafters. Etymology: ME f. AF sumer, somer packhorse, beam, OF somier f. LL sagmarius f. sagma f. Gk sagma pack-saddle

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Summer Sum"mer, n. [From Sum, v.] One who sums; one who casts up an account.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Summer Sum"mer, n. [F. sommier a rafter, the same word as sommier a beast of burden. See Sumpter.] (Arch.) A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a) The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault. (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a wall to a girder. Called also summertree.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Summer Sum"mer, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. & Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr. sam[=a] year. [root]292.] The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly upon any region; the warmest period of the year. Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to include the months of June, July, and August. Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about September 22d. Indian summer, in North America, a period of warm weather late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere, especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably from the custom of the Indians of using this time in preparation for winter by laying in stores of food. Saint Martin's summer. See under Saint. Summer bird (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.] Summer colt, the undulating state of the air near the surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.] Summer complaint (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by heat and indigestion. Summer coot (Zo["o]l.), the American gallinule. [Local, U.S.] Summer cypress (Bot.), an annual plant (Kochia Scoparia) of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens. Summer duck. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The wood duck. (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of Wood duck, under Wood. Summer fallow, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds. Summer rash (Med.), prickly heat. See under Prickly. Summer sheldrake (Zo["o]l.), the hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.] Summer snipe. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The dunlin. (b) The common European sandpiper. (c) The green sandpiper. Summer tanager (Zo["o]l.), a singing bird (Piranga rubra) native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and yellow beneath. Called also summer redbird. Summer teal (Zo["o]l.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.] Summer wheat, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures during the summer following. See Spring wheat. Summer yellowbird. (Zo["o]l.) See Yellowbird.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Summer Sum"mer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Summered; p. pr. & vb. n. Summering.] To pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to summer in Switzerland. The fowls shall summer upon them. --Isa. xviii. 6.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Summer Sum"mer, v. t. To keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the summer; as, to summer stock.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(summers) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Summer is the season between spring and autumn. In the summer the weather is usually warm or hot. I escaped the heatwave in London earlier this summer and flew to Cork... It was a perfect summer's day. ...in the summer of 1987. ...the summer holidays... He used to spend childhood summers with his grandparents. N-VAR see also high summer, Indian summer

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sum'-er (qayits; Aramaic qayiT (Da 2:35), from quts quT, "to cut off," "to pluck or gather fruit," hence, the time of fruit, summer (2Sa 16:1,2; Jer 40:10,12); theros (Mt 24:32; Lu 21:30)): The Hebrew verb, mentioned above, occurs in Isa 18:6, "to summer," used of the ravenous birds feeding upon carcasses of the slain. The term "summer parlor" in Jud 3:20 (compare 3:24) is literally, "upper room," and is so rendered in the Revised Version (British and American). The summer was the dry season extending from April to October when usually no rain falls. Hence, the "drought of summer" (Ps 32:4).

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H. Porter

Foolish Dictionary

An oppressive and expensive season invented by rural cottage and hotel owners, railroad and steamboat companies and the Iceman.

Moby Thesaurus

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