ventose

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Ventose
    n 1: sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and
         March); the windy month
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ventose \Ven*tose"\, n.
   A ventouse. [Obs.] --Holland.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ventose \Ven*tose"\, a. [L. ventosus windy. See {Ventilate}.]
   Windy; flatulent. --Richardson (Dict.).
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ventose \Ven`tose"\, n. [F. vent[^o]se. See {Ventose}, a.]
   The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first French
   republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See
   {Vend['e]miaire}.
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