BARTHOLOMEW-TIDE
\bɑːθˈɒləmjˌuːtˈa͡ɪd], \bɑːθˈɒləmjˌuːtˈaɪd], \b_ɑː_θ_ˈɒ_l_ə_m_j_ˌuː_t_ˈaɪ_d]\
Definitions of BARTHOLOMEW-TIDE
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bar-thol'o-m[=u]-t[=i]d, n. the day of the festival of St Bartholomew, 24th August: the name was also applied to things sold at the fair.--Often spelt BAR'TLEMY.--BLACK BARTHOLOMEW, 24th August 1662, the day on which the Act of Uniformity came into force within the Church of England.
By Thomas Davidson
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