ANTHESTE'RION, noun The sixth month of the Athenian year, consisting of 29 days, and answering to a part of November and a part of December. It is supposed to be so called from the Anthesteria, feasts in honor of Bacchus, celebrated in that month, and so called, a flower; garlands of flowers being offered to Bacchus at those feasts.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.