Lammas

[ lam-uhs ]

/ ˈlæm əs /

noun

a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed.

a festival (Feast of St. Peter's Chains ) observed by Roman Catholics on August 1, in memory of St. Peter's imprisonment and his miraculous deliverance.

Also called Lammas Day .

Origin of Lammas

before 900; Middle English Lammesse, Old English hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf¹, Mass

Words nearby Lammas

laminous, La Mirada, lamister, lamium, lamivudine, Lammas, Lammastide, lammergeier, Lamont, L'Amour, Lamoureux

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Example sentences from the Web for Lammas

The weather had been abnormally dry, and there might after all be no Lammas floods.
The Mystery of the Sea|Bram Stoker
The Lammas rights of the parishioners, with respect to this land, are now extinct.
Chelsea|George Bryan
The season was harvest, and the Lammas floods had brought up the bull or sea trouts.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21|Alexander Leighton
"This beats the Lammas flood o' '68," said the landlord, as he led the way to supper.
The Story Of Kennett|Bayard Taylor

Grass-yrth may be the gafol for the share in the Lammas meadows, and the gafol-yrth for the arable in the yard-land.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm

British Dictionary definitions for Lammas

Lammas

/ (ˈlæməs) /

noun

RC Church Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison

Also called: Lammas Day the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day

Word Origin for Lammas

Old English hlāfmæsse loaf mass

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单词	lammas
释义	Lammas [ lam-uhs ] / ˈlæm əs / noun a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed. a festival (Feast of St. Peter's Chains ) observed by Roman Catholics on August 1, in memory of St. Peter's imprisonment and his miraculous deliverance. Also called Lammas Day . Origin of Lammas before 900; Middle English Lammesse, Old English hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf¹, Mass Words nearby Lammas laminous, La Mirada, lamister, lamium, lamivudine, Lammas, Lammastide, lammergeier, Lamont, L'Amour, Lamoureux Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Lammas The weather had been abnormally dry, and there might after all be no Lammas floods. The Mystery of the Sea\|Bram Stoker The Lammas rights of the parishioners, with respect to this land, are now extinct. Chelsea\|George Bryan The season was harvest, and the Lammas floods had brought up the bull or sea trouts. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21\|Alexander Leighton "This beats the Lammas flood o' '68," said the landlord, as he led the way to supper. The Story Of Kennett\|Bayard Taylor Grass-yrth may be the gafol for the share in the Lammas meadows, and the gafol-yrth for the arable in the yard-land. The English Village Community\|Frederic Seebohm British Dictionary definitions for Lammas Lammas / (ˈlæməs) / noun RC Church Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison Also called: Lammas Day the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day Word Origin for Lammas Old English hlāfmæsse loaf mass Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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