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† ˈæstive, a. Obs.
Also estive.
[ad. L. æstīv-us of summer, or heat; f. æst-us heat.]
Of or belonging to summer; hot or burning.
1607Topsell Serpents (1653) 719 Frogs..are likewise ingendered out of the dust of the earth by warm, æstive, and Summer showers. 1635Heywood Hierarchie iii. 124 Auriga mounted in a chariot bright (Else styl'd Heniochus) receives his light In th' Estive circle. |
