lammas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England
    Lammas Day; August 1.

WordNet

Lam"mas noun
Etymology
AS. hlammesse, hlafmæsse, loaf mass, bread feast, or feast of first fruits; hlaf loaf + mæsse mass. See Loaf, and Mass religious service.
Definitions
  1. The first day of August; -- called also Lammas day, and Lammastide.

Webster 1913