lammas

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lammas - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster] Lammergeier
     Lammergeir

lammas - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Lammas
      n 1: commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from
           prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in
           England [syn: Lammas, Lammas Day, August 1]