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3 words match “LADY DAY”

LADY DAY n. 2 definitions
The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See Annunciation.
ANNUNCIATION n.
the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day; Lady Day.
QUARTER n.
November, and February. The quarter days usually recognized in England are 25th of March (Lady Day), the 24th of June (Midsummer Day), the 29th of September (Michaelmas Day), and the 25th of December (Christmas Day). -- Quarter face, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face turned away so that but one quarter is…