Defn: A day, May 30, appointed for commemorating, by decorating their
graves with flowers, by patriotic exercises, etc., the dead soldiers
and sailors who served the Civil War (1861-65) in the United States;
Decoration Day. It is a legal holiday in most of the States. In the
Southern States, the Confederate Memorial Day is: May 30 in Virginia;
April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in
North Carolina and South Carolina; the second Friday in May in
Tennessee; June 3 in Louisiana. [U. S.]
MEMORIALIST
Me*mo"ri*al*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mémorialiste.]
Defn: One who writes or signs a memorial.
MEMORIALIZE
Me*mo"ri*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Memorialized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Memorializing.]
Defn: To address or petition by a memorial; to present a memorial to; as, to memorialize the legislature. T. Hook.
MEMORIALIZER
Me*mo"ri*al*i`zer, n.
Defn: One who petitions by a memorial. T. Hook.
MEMORIAL ROSE
Memorial rose.
Defn: A Japanese evergreen rose (Rosa wichuraiana) with creeping branches, shining leaves, and single white flowers. It is often planted in cemeteries.
MEMORIST
Mem"o*rist, n. Etym: [See Memorize.]