Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleORIGIN OF THE PHRASE "INDIAN SUMMER".AuthorsHALLEY, MATTHEW R.AbstractThe article reports on the etymology and chronology of the phrase "Indian summer." It mentions the first appearances of the phrase in the late 1700s and the spread of usage through the U.S. and Canada, including its use in weather reports.SubjectsINDIAN summer (Weather phenomenon); ENGLISH language terms &; phrases; ENGLISH etymology; HISTORY of the English language; CHRONOLOGYPublicationNotes & Queries, 2017, Vol 64, Issue 3, p503ISSN0029-3970Publication typeArticleDOI10.1093/notesj/gjx078