Definition of Valentene
Val"en*tine (?), n. 1. A
sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine's Day.
2. A letter containing professions of love, or a
missive of a sentimental, comic, or burlesque character, sent on St.
Valentine's Day.
St. Valentine's Day, a day sacred to St.
Valentine; the 14th of February. It was a very old notion, alluded to by
Shakespeare, that on this day birds begin to mate. Hence, perhaps, arose
the custom of sending love tokens at that time.
Val"en*tine (?), n. 1. A
sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine's Day.
2. A letter containing professions of love, or a
missive of a sentimental, comic, or burlesque character, sent on St.
Valentine's Day.
St. Valentine's Day, a day sacred to St.
Valentine; the 14th of February. It was a very old notion, alluded to by
Shakespeare, that on this day birds begin to mate. Hence, perhaps, arose
the custom of sending love tokens at that time.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
VALENTINE. The first woman seen by a man, or man seen
by a woman, on St. Valentine's day, the 14th of February,
when it is said every bird chuses his mate for the ensuing
year.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- A greeting card or note given to someone you love on February 14th.
- A person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th.
Valentine- An English and Scottish surname derived from the medieval given name Valentinus
- An English male given name derived from Valentinus
- Saint Valentine
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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