Citations:sunstead

English citations of sunstead

1. (rare) A solstice.
   • 1824, T[homas Ignatius Maria] Forster, The Perennial Calendar, and Companion to the Almanack; Illustrating the Events of Every Day in the Year, as Connected with History, Chronology, Botany, Natural History, Astronomy, Popular Customs, & Antiquities, with Useful Rules of Health, Observations on the Weather; Explanations of the Fasts and Festivals of the Church. And other Miscellaneous Useful Information. Compiled from Scientific Authorities as well as from the Manuscripts of Several Distinguished Persons, London: Printed for Harding, Mavor, and Lepard, Finsbury Square, →OCLC, page 291:

     The author of the "Festa Anglo Romana," says, p. 72, "This Barnaby Day, or thereabout, is the Summer Solstice or Sunsted, when the Sun seems to stand still for near three weeks."