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单词 lammas
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Lam•mas  (lam′əs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed.
  2. Religiona 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. Also called Lam′mas Day′. 
  • Middle English Lammesse, Old English hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf, -mas bef. 900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Lammas /ˈlæməs/ n
  1. Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison
  2. Also called: Lammas Day the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day
Etymology: Old English hlāfmæsse loaf mass
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