Daylight Saving
Preserved but no longer current.
A system of advancing the clock by an hour on some specified day in the Spring, and putting back the hands one hour on a specified day in autumn. By this device greater advantage can be taken of the longer evenings of summertime.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Daylight Saving” mean?
A system of advancing the clock by an hour on some specified day in the Spring, and putting back the hands one hour on a specified day in autumn. By this device greater advantage can be taken of the longer evenings of summertime.
Is “Daylight Saving” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.