单词 | Lammas |
释义 | Lammas /lam"euhs/, n. 1. a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed. 2. a 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 Lammas Day. [bef. 900; ME Lammesse, OE hlammaesse, hlafmaesse. See LOAF, -MAS] |
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