Associations to the word «Boreal»

Wiktionary

BOREAL, adjective. Of, relating to, or coming from the north.
BOREAL, noun. (geology) (paleontology) A subdivision of the Holocene epoch.
BOREAL OWL, noun. A species of owl, Aegolius funereus.

Dictionary definition

BOREAL, adjective. Relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind.
BOREAL, adjective. Toward or located in the north; "the boreal signs of the Zodiac".
BOREAL, adjective. Comprising or throughout far northern regions.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats