Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun All Saints' Day.
- noun The feast observed on All Saints' Day.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Allhallow-tide.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The feast of All Saints.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun archaic
All Saints' Day .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Kay had been made a knight at Allhallowmas, and when he found there was to be so fine a joust he wanted a sword, to join it.
How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell Sara Cone Bryant
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It was believed that a sprig of the mistletoe cut by a Hay on Allhallowmas eve, with a new dirk, and after surrounding the tree three times sunwise, and pronouncing a certain spell, was a sure charm against all glamour or witchery, and an infallible guard in the day of battle.
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It was believed that a sprig of the mistletoe cut by a Hay on Allhallowmas eve, with a new dirk, and after surrounding the tree three times sunwise, and pronouncing a certain spell, was a sure charm against all glamour or witchery, and an infallible guard in the day of battle.
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Kay had been made a knight at Allhallowmas, and when he found there was to be so fine a joust he wanted a sword, to join it.
How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to Tell 1915
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And Sir Kaye, who was made knight at Allhallowmas afore, had left his sword at his father's lodging, and so prayed young Arthur to ride for it.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction Various 1909
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Hay on Allhallowmas eve, with a new dirk, and after surrounding the tree three times sunwise, and pronouncing a certain spell, was a sure charm against all glamour or witchery, and an infallible guard in the day of battle.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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I saw no way to help, for I never could hang my chin down, and my back was like a gatepost whenever I tried to bend it -- the worst of all was our little Eliza, who never could come to a size herself, though she had the wine from the Sacrament at Easter and Allhallowmas, only to be small and skinny, sharp, and clever crookedly.
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Had it been any other day in the year but Allhallowmas eve!
Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare, Euseby Treen, Joseph Carnaby, and Silas Gough, Clerk Walter Savage Landor 1819
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Allhallowmas eve, between the hours of ten and eleven at night, in company with Master Euseby Treen; and when we came to the bottom of
Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare, Euseby Treen, Joseph Carnaby, and Silas Gough, Clerk Walter Savage Landor 1819
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I. i.211 (203,4) [upon Allhallowmas last, a fortnight afore Michaelmas?] [Theobald suspected that Shakespeare had written "Martlemas."]
Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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