winter

noun
win·ter
/ˈwɪntə/

Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.

Other meanings

The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.

Example sentences

“A winter without snow is no winter at all.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Why is winter so much longer than every other season?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "winter".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “winter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.