- A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer,
variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and
the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference
to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun.
Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer.
- Bigness - Capacity - Height of a wave - State of being ample; extent of surface or space;
largeness of dimensions; size. - Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance;
fullness. - Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers. - Of extent of means or resources.