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Lammas (ˈlæməs
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Definitions
noun
- (Roman Catholic Church) Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison
- Also called: Lammas Day. the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day
Word Origin
Old English hlāfmæsse loaf massExample Sentences Including 'Lammas'
And few could resist sampling some Lammas Fair dulse and yellow man, which was selling by the ton at stalls throughout Ballycastle.Belfast Telegraph (2003)
District Commander Mark Lammas said police who had known Garner were shocked.New Zealand Herald (2003)
In the circle, I had for the first time, a sense of the life and death aspect of Lammas.Phoenix From the Flame
Oul Lammas Fair to rock Stars lined up for gig By Staff Reporter newsdesk@belfasttelegraph.Belfast Telegraph (2005)
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