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Definition of Lammastide
1. Noun. The season of Lammas.
Definition of Lammastide
1. Proper noun. The religious festival of Lammas ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lammastide
Literary usage of Lammastide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1882)
"In fact, it is not too much to say that in this custom of lammastide we ...
In some places, for instance, we may find only the bare mention of lammastide, ..."
2. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"... young Amory de Valance was here last lammastide he looked kindly upon the
girl, and even spoke of taking her into his ..."
3. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"... and the throwing open to common pasturage of lands which till this day from
the end of last lammastide had been used as private property. ..."
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