n. [ L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root av to satisfy one's self: cf. F. automne. See Avarice. ]
☞ In England, according to Johnson, autumn popularly comprises August, September, and October. In the southern hemisphere, the autumn corresponds to our spring. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dr. Preston was now entering into the autumn of the duke's favor. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F. automnal. ]
Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks
In Vallombrosa. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
An autumnal matron. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
Autumnal equinox,
Autumnal point,
Autumnal signs,