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Definition of Nivose
1. Noun. Fourth month of the Revolutionary calendar (December and January); the snowy month.
Definition of Nivose
1. n. The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See VendÉmiaire.
Definition of Nivose
1. Proper noun. (historical) The fourth month of the French Republican Calendar, from late December to late January. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nivose
Literary usage of Nivose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Duchess D'Abrantès (Madame Junot) by Laure Junot Abrantès (1832)
"My toilet completed, on the 3d nivose, I entered the carriage with my brother-in-law,
and we found my mother beautiful, ..."
2. Memoirs of Count Miot de Melito, Minister, Ambassador, Councillor of State by André Franc̜ois Miot de Melite (1881)
"... but his departure is deferred in consequence of the attempt of the 3d
nivose—Details of that event—Its immediate result—Wrath of the First Consul with ..."
3. Memoirs of Count Miot de Melito, Minister, Ambassador, Councillor of State by [André François] Miot de Melito (1881)
"... but his departure is deferred in consequence of the attempt of the 3rd
nivose—Details of that event—Its immediate result—Wrath of the First Consul with ..."
4. The history of the French revolution, tr. with notes by F. Shoberl by Thomas Carlyle, Marie Joseph L. Adolphe Thiers (1838)
"On the 22d of December (nivose 2), Hoche marched across the mountains, ...
They resolved therefore to take the offensive on the 26th of December (6 nivose), ..."
5. Memoirs of the History of France During the Reign of Napoleon by Napoleon, Gaspard Gourgaud, Charles Jean Tristan Montholon (1823)
"21 nivose, year VIII. The Government has done all that reason could suggest to
restore peace and tranquillity to your homes. After many long delays, ..."
6. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1851)
"nivose. (See Calendar, vol. ii, p. 403.) NIZAM DJEDID. (See Ottoman Empire.)
NIZZA. (See Л/tce.) NOAH ; the patriarch of whom we are told, in the book of ..."
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