Lammas

  • 11Lammas — /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… …

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  • 12lammas — • lampaanliha • lammas, jäärä, oinas, pässi, uuhi …

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  • 13Lammas — [ laməs] (also Lammas Day) noun the first day of August, formerly observed as harvest festival. Origin OE hlāfmæsse (see loaf1, Mass), later interpreted as if from lamb + Mass …

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  • 14Lammas — /ˈlæməs/ (say lamuhs) noun 1. Christianity a. (formerly) August 1 observed as a church festival when the bread from the new harvest was blessed. b. Roman Catholic Church (formerly) August 1, observed as the Feast of St Peter s Chains, celebrating …

  • 15Lammas — n. (in full Lammas Day) the first day of August, formerly observed as harvest festival. Etymology: OE hlafmaeligsse (as LOAF(1), MASS(2)) …

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  • 16Lammas, Norfolk — Lammas (also spelled Lamas) is a village in Broadland, Norfolk, England.LocationLocated between Norwich and Aylsham, Lammas lies near RAF Coltishall on the Bure Valley Railway, and there is a railway halt called Buxton Lammas. Lammas is separated …

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  • 17Lammas day — Lammas Lam mas, n. [AS. hl[=a]mmesse, hl[=a]fm[ae]sse, loaf mass, bread feast, or feast of first fruits; hl[=a]f loaf + m[ae]sse mass. See {Loaf}, and {Mass} religious service.] The first day of August; called also {Lammas day}, and {Lammastide} …

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  • 18Lammas Limited — was a manufacturer of motor cars from 1936 to 1938 based in Sunbury on Thames, UK. Their cars were built on a chassis bought in from Graham in the United States, the cars being known as Lammas Graham. Approximately 30 cars were made.The engines… …

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  • 19Lammas Night — is a fantasy novel by American born author Katherine Kurtz, first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in 1983.Plot summary Lammas Night tells the story of a group of English witches who act to save their country from Nazi attack during… …

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  • 20Lammas Ltd — Die Lammas Ltd. war ein britischer Automobilhersteller in Sunbury on Thames (Middlesex). Zwischen 1936 und 1938 wurden dort sportliche Limousinen der oberen Mittelklasse mit aufgeladenen Graham Motoren gebaut. Der 1936 vorgestellte Lammas Graham… …

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