Lammas
Americannoun
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a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed.
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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.
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RC Church Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison
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Also called: Lammas Day. the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day
Etymology
Origin of Lammas
before 900; Middle English Lammesse, Old English hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf 1, Mass
Example Sentences
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Lafferty then got up and ran towards Lammas Road, discarding his makeshift mask on to the pavement.
From BBC
Lammas, which falls on Aug. 1, is the least known today.
From Washington Post
“Our own view is that people are eager to get back to the office,” Lammas said.
From Los Angeles Times
One thing I did know from hard experience: a master's promise to a prentice is likely to be redeemed only at the last Lammas, as they say—which is to say never.
From Literature
John Lammas, the 56-year-old vice president for power generation engineering, started his working career 40 years ago, on the shop floor of a Rolls-Royce jet engine factory in Birmingham, England.
From New York Times
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