See Also: Nightingale(medicine)
nightingale(encyclopedia)
nightingale(2)(dictionary)
nightingale(1)(dictionary)
nightingale(dictionary)
Cambridgeshire nightingale(dictionary)
Nightingale, Florence(encyclopedia)
Nightingale, Florence(dictionary)
Florance Nightingale Hastanesi(health)
Florance Nightingale Metropolitan Hastanesi(health)

nightingale(2) (iou) and May (oh)


nightingale(2) (iou)



nightingale noun2. L19.
[Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), Brit. nurse and medical reformer.]
Hist. A kind of flannel wrap used to cover the shoulders and arms of a patient while confined to bed. L19.
Nightingale ward, a type of long hospital ward with two rows of beds and a central point for the nurse in charge. M20.

May (oh)



n [U and C]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: mai, from Latin Maius, from Maia Roman goddess]
the fifth month of the year, between April and June
next/last May
::She started work here last May.
in May
::The theatre opened in May.
on May 6th
::We don't have any meetings on May 6th, do we?
on 6th May
BrE
::An agreement was signed on 6th May 1977.
May 6
AmE
::Michael's getting married May 6.