ember : Idioms & Phrases

Index

ember day

  • noun a day set aside for fasting and prayer
    Ember Day.
WordNet

Ember days

  • noun a day set aside for fasting and prayer
    Ember Day.
WordNet
  • (R. C. & Eng. Ch.), days set apart for fasting and prayer in each of the four seasons of the year. The Council of Placentia [A. D. 1095] appointed for ember days the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent, Whitsuntide, the 14th of September, and the 13th of December. The weeks in which these days fall are called ember weeks.
Webster 1913

ember-goose

Em"ber-goose` noun
Etymology
Cf. Norw. emberaas, hav-imber, hav-immer, Icel. himbrin, himbrimi.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The loon or great northern diver. See Loon. Written also emmer-goose and imber-goose.
Webster 1913