[ noun ] sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month <noun.time>
Ventose \Ven*tose"\, n. A ventouse. [Obs.] --Holland.
Ventose \Ven*tose"\, a. [L. ventosus windy. See {Ventilate}.] Windy; flatulent. --Richardson (Dict.).
Ventose \Ven`tose"\, n. [F. vent[^o]se. See {Ventose}, a.] The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See {Vend?miaire}.