nivose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fourth month of the Revolutionary calendar (December and January); the snowy month

WordNet

Ni`vose" noun
Etymology
F., fr. L. nix. nivis, snow.
Definitions
  1. The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See VendÉmiaire.

Webster 1913