Indian summer
a period of mild, dry weather, usually accompanied by a hazy atmosphere, occurring usually in late October or early November and following a period of colder weather.
Origin of Indian summer
1Words Nearby Indian summer
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How to use Indian summer in a sentence
The sun burned crimson in a gray-blue sky through a delicate Indian-summer haze, as beautiful as a day-dream in paradise.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceIt was a beautiful Indian-summer day, and he hobbled out into the field for an afternoon's fishing.
There was a flicker of color left on the oaks and maples, and though it was not Indian-summer weather it was first cousin to it.
Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches | Sarah Orne JewettIt was a warm, Indian-summer afternoon, and the old rancher sat out on the porch in his shirt-sleeves.
The Mysterious Rider | Zane GreyIt was thus he smoothed away the sulky frown which suited neither his face, nor the gentle Indian-summer sunshine.
Lord Loveland Discovers America | C. N. Williamson
British Dictionary definitions for Indian summer
a period of unusually settled warm weather after the end of summer proper
a period of ease and tranquillity or of renewed productivity towards the end of a person's life or of an epoch
Origin of Indian summer
1- See also Saint Martin's summer
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Cultural definitions for Indian summer
A period of unusually warm weather in the fall, often following a seasonable cold spell.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with Indian summer
A period of mild, sunny weather occurring in late autumn, usually following a seasonable cold spell. For example, We had two whole days of Indian summer this year, and then it turned cold again. [Late 1700s]
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