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Hallowmas

noun
/ˈhæloʊməs/US

Etymology

Short for All-hallows' mass (“All-saints' mass”), ultimately continuing Old English ealra hālgena mæsse (literally “All Saints' mass”), equivalent to hallow (“saint”) + -mas.

  1. inherited from ealra hālgena mæsse

Definitions

  1. All Saints Day, November 1

    • Pompey: And, I beseech you look into Master Froth here, / sir; a man of fourscore pound a year, whose father died / at Hallowmas. Was't not at Hallowmas, Master Froth?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA