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Allhallowtide

[ awl-hal-oh-tahyd ]

noun

Archaic.
  1. the time or season of All Saints' Day.


Allhallowtide

/ ˌɔːˈæəʊˌٲɪ /

noun

  1. the season of All Saints' Day (Allhallows)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Allhallowtide1

First recorded in 1540–50; Allhallow(s) + tide 1
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Example Sentences

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Thus, the ebbing and flowing of the tide have formed a very early notation; and we still retain in our language the traces of its application in Whitsuntide, Shrovetide, Allhallowtide, &c.

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The tyrannous star chambers, branding irons, chimerical kings and surplices at Allhallowtide, they are gone or with immense velocity going.

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Allhallows Eveall hands on deck