LAMMAS

Lammas, Lammas Day, August

(noun) commemorates Saint Peter’s miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Lam"mas, n. Etym: [AS. hlammesse, hlafmæsse, loaf mass, bread feast, or feast of first fruits; hlaf loaf + mæsse mass. See Loaf, and Mass religious service.]

Definition: The first day of August; -- called also Lammas day, and Lammastide.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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