opetide

noun — 2 senses

noun

UK /ˈəʊptʌɪd/

Etymology From ope + tide. Compare earlier opentide.

Obsolete, Rare The open time; that part of the year outside Lent when there is no required fast.

Literary, Rare Open time; the time when something is open, accessible.

Her soul was as a flower in its opetide. She was in love.1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:

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