lampas

[lam-puh s]

noun Veterinary Pathology.

congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.

Also lampers.

Origin of lampas

1515–25; < Middle French: disease of horses, Old French: disease (of men) with great thirst as symptom

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Historical Examples of lampas

Of these, Agaricus lampas, and some others, are found in Australia.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
The dress is yellow moire antique, figured with a lampas pattern, reaching to the top.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.--April, 1852.--Vol. IV.
Various
Corn on the cob is commonly used for horses affected with "lampas."
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
United States Department of Agriculture
It is a quite common opinion among owners of horses and stablemen that lampas is a disease that very frequently exists.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
United States Department of Agriculture
Lampas, lam′pas, n. a material of silk and wool used in upholstery.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for lampas

lampas

lampers (ˈlæmpəz)

noun

a swelling of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses

Word Origin for lampas

C16: from Old French; origin obscure

lampas

noun

an ornate damask-like cloth of cotton or silk and cotton, used in upholstery

Word Origin for lampas

C14 (a kind of crepe): probably from Middle Dutch lampers

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