Associations to the word «Michaelmas»

Wiktionary

MICHAELMAS, proper noun. A Christian feast celebrated on the 29th of September in honour of the archangel Michael.
MICHAELMAS DAISIES, noun. Plural of Michaelmas daisy
MICHAELMAS DAISY, noun. Aster amellus, a flowering plant; a flower of the plant.

Dictionary definition

MICHAELMAS, noun. Honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland.

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