wintertide

/ˈwɪntərˌtaɪd/
noun
  1. The season of winter; wintertime (often used in poetic or literary contexts).
    • In the depths of wintertide, the village was quiet and still.
    • They stored enough firewood to last through the long wintertide.
    • The poet wrote of the harsh beauty of wintertide.
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