valentine

A sentimental or humorous greeting card sent to a sweetheart, friend, or family member, for example, on Saint Valentine’s Day.

A gift sent as a token of love to one’s sweetheart on Saint Valentine’s Day.

A person singled out especially as one’s sweetheart on Saint Valentine’s Day.

A sweetheart or choice made On St. Valentine’s dav.

A letter or missive sent by one person to another of the opposite sex on St. Valentine’s day; a written or printed or painted missive of an amatory or a satirical kind, generally sent anonymously.

A sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine’s Day.

A letter containing professions of love, or a missive of a sentimental, comic, or burlesque character, sent on St. Valentine’s Day.

a day sacred to St. Valentine; the 14th of February. It was a very old notion, alluded to by Shakespeare, that on this day birds begin to mate. Hence, perhaps, arose the custom of sending love tokens at that time.

An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given to a person the object of affection, especially on February 14th.