seasonSE'ASON. n. se'zn.Season literally signifies that which comes or arrives; and in this general sense, is synonymous with time. Hence, 1. A fit or suitable time; the convenient time; the usual or appointed time; as, the messenger arrived in season; in good season. This fruit is out of season. 2. Any time, as distinguished from others. The season prime for sweetest scents and airs. Milton. 3. A time of some continuance, but not long. Thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. Acts 13. 4. One of the four divisions of the year, spring, summer, autumn, winter. The season is mild; it is cold for the season. We saw in six days' traveling, the several seasons of the year n their beauty. |