ˈhɑ:vɪst n. & v. --n. 1 a
the process of
gathering in crops etc. b the
season when this takes
place. 2 the season's
yield or
crop. 3 the
product or
result of
any action. --v.tr. 1
gather as a harvest,
reap. 2
experience (consequences). øharvest
festival a
thanksgiving festival in
church for the harvest. harvest
home the close of harvesting or the festival to mark this. harvest mite any
arachnid larvae of the
genus Trombicula, a
chigger. harvest
moon the full moon nearest to the
autumn equinox (22 or 23 Sept.). harvest
mouse a
small rodent, Micromys minutus,
that nests in the stalks of growing
grain. øøharvestable adj. [OE hórfest f. Gmc]