Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In farriery, a congestion and swelling of the fleshy lining of the roof of the mouth immediately behind the fore teeth in the horse. It soon subsides if left to itself.
- noun Originally, Chinese flowered silk; hence, in modern times, a material of decorative character for upholstery, made of silk and wool.
- noun Pl. lampades (-pa-dēz). An early quasi-generic or collective name of the lampshells, or such of the arthropomatous brachiopods as were known a century ago, especially Terebratulidæ.
- noun A genus of Foraminifera: same as
Robulina . - noun A genus of gastropods, closely related to Ravella.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An inflammation and swelling of the soft parts of the roof of the mouth immediately behind the fore teeth in the horse; -- called also
lampers .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of luxury
fabric with a backgroundweft . - noun An
inflammation andswelling of the soft parts of thepalate immediately behind theforeteeth in ahorse .
Etymologies
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Examples
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'A lampas is a compound weave with extra warps and wefts which put patterns and colours on the face of the fabric only, and are tucked into the back. '
Come To Grief Francis, Dick 1995
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'A lampas is a compound weave with extra warps and wefts which put patterns and colours on the face of the fabric only, and are tucked into the back. '
Come To Grief Francis, Dick 1995
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One of a family drenched with train -- oil and brimstone, another cut for some horrible complaint never heard of before, called lampas, and the females sent to the Red Rover, some being in calf already! "
Tom Cringle's Log Michael Scott 1812
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Maybe that was the reason why they cut into a large piece of perfectly fine lampas for some fake tailoring - to have a quick yet costly-looking and representative burial dress for the corpse.
Archive 2009-05-01 a stitch in time 2009
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I'm always reminded a little bit of a baby's romper suit, though the wearer of this expensive, patterned silk lampas certainly didn't romp about anymore, and the piece can have covered only his front.
Togs from Bogs - have you ever seen this? a stitch in time 2009
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I'm always reminded a little bit of a baby's romper suit, though the wearer of this expensive, patterned silk lampas certainly didn't romp about anymore, and the piece can have covered only his front.
Archive 2009-05-01 a stitch in time 2009
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Maybe that was the reason why they cut into a large piece of perfectly fine lampas for some fake tailoring - to have a quick yet costly-looking and representative burial dress for the corpse.
Togs from Bogs - have you ever seen this? a stitch in time 2009
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Brocaded silk lampas, with embroidery in silk and silver-gilt thread
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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Brocaded silk lampas, with embroidery in silk and silver-gilt thread
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Picture's Caption: Fragment of a Silk lampas, 14th century, Central Asia or China, silk and gilded paper lamella both spun around silk and woven flat, 228 x 63.5 cm.,
Cosmophilia: Islamic Art from the David Collection, Copenhagen JDsg 2006
qms commented on the word lampas
The gaucho done roaming the pampas
And scholar at home on his campus
Both think that it suits
Their glorious glutes
To rest on a divan of lampas.
July 16, 2015