So it came to pass that one Michaelmas this Hugo, with five or six of his idle and wicked companions, stole down upon the farm and carried off the maiden, her father and brothers being from home, as he well knew.
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Michaelmas
/ˈmɪkəlməs/
Synonyms for "michaelmas" (23 found)
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4 entriesharvest feastharvest festivallong autumn termshort autumn term
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6 entriesMichaelmas dayMichaelmas termSt Michaelautumn termharvest festivalharvest season
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To make Capons […] [S]ome for this Purpoſe make it their Buſineſs after Harveſt-time to go to Markets for buying up Chickens, and between Michaelmas and All-hollantide caponize the Cocks, when they have got large enough to have Stones [i.e., testes] of ſuch a Bigneſs that they may be pulled out; for if they are too little, it can't be done; […]
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