pluviose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and February); the rainy month

WordNet


Plu`vi`ôse" noun (Also<
  • Pluviose
  • Pluviôse
)
Etymology
F. See Pluvious.
Definitions
  1. The fifth month of the French republican calendar adopted in 1793. It began January 20, and ended February 18. See Vendémiaire.

Webster 1913