Definition: lammas

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

Lammas
     n : commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from
         prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in
         England [syn: Lammas, Lammas Day, August 1]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

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.