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).
Phrases and idioms:
harvest 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.
Derivatives:
harvestable adj.
Etymology: OE h{aelig}rfest f. Gmc