Ope″tide′ (?), n. [Ope + tide.] Open time; — applied to different things: (a) The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening. Nares. (b) The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized publicly in churches. (c) The time after harvest when the common fields are open to all kinds of stock. Halliwell. [Written also opentide.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.