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单词 hallowmas
释义

Hallowmas

[ hal-oh-muhs, -mas ]
/ ˈhæl oʊ məs, -ˌmæs /

noun

the feast of Allhallows or All Saints' Day, on November 1.

Origin of Hallowmas

1375–1425; late Middle English; short for Allhallowmas

Words nearby Hallowmas

Hallopeau's disease, halloumi, hallow, hallowed, Halloween, Hallowmas, halloysite, Hall process, halls of ivy, hall stand, Hallstatt
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Example sentences from the Web for Hallowmas

  • Now wasna that a bonnie and fearful sight to see beneath the light of the Hallowmas moon?

    Folk-Lore and Legends|Anonymous
  • The last handful of corn cut down in harvest-field, when it is not shorn before Hallowmas, S. B.

    An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language|John Jamieson
  • If the reaping finishes after Hallowmas the last corn cut is called the Cailleach (old woman).

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Hallowmas

Hallowmas

Hallowmass

/ (ˈhæləʊˌmæs) /

noun

archaic the feast celebrating All Saints' Day

Word Origin for Hallowmas

C14: see Allhallows, Mass
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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