Meaning of dog days | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.
   archaic, plural, plural-normally
2. The unpleasantly hot days of late summer.
   plural, plural-normally
3. Any similar period of inactivity, laziness, or stagnation.
   plural, plural-normally

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Examples

“... a sterre, wherof canicular or dogge days be named Dies caniculares.”

“Dog days bright and clear Indicate a good year; But when accompanied by rain, We hope for better times in vain.”

“Why ſhould thoſe Eteſian and Eaſterne winds blow cōtinually in ſome places, at ſet times, one way ſtill, in the dog dayes only: heere perpetuall drought, there dropping ſhowres; [...]”

“The dog days of August have often spelled trouble for the world economy.”

“The two-cassette miniseries, produced by Oliver Stone, arrives in early August, in time to stir the dog days of summer rentals.”

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