Hallowmas

[hal-oh-muh s, -mas]

noun

the feast of Allhallows or All Saints' Day, on November 1.

Origin of Hallowmas

1375–1425; late Middle English; short for Allhallowmas

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Historical Examples of hallowmas

The last handful of corn cut down in harvest-field, when it is not shorn before Hallowmas, S. B.
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
John Jamieson
Now wasna that a bonnie and fearful sight to see beneath the light of the Hallowmas moon?
Folk-Lore and Legends
Anonymous
If the reaping finishes after Hallowmas the last corn cut is called the Cailleach (old woman).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1
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British Dictionary definitions for hallowmas

Hallowmas

Hallowmass

noun

archaic the feast celebrating All Saints' Day

Word Origin for Hallowmas

C14: see Allhallows, Mass

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