Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lammas"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lammas \Lam"mas\, n. [AS. hl[=a]mmesse, hl[=a]fm[ae]sse, loaf
mass, bread feast, or feast of first fruits; hl[=a]f loaf +
m[ae]sse mass. See {Loaf}, and {Mass} religious service.]
The first day of August; -- called also {Lammas day}, and
{Lammastide}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Lammas
n : commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from
prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in
England [syn: {Lammas}, {Lammas Day}, {August 1}]
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