lampas

American  

[lam-puhs] / ˈlæm pəs /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.

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lampas ¹ British  

/ ˈlæmpəs, ˈlæmpəz /

noun

1. a swelling of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses

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lampas ² British  

/ ˈlæmpəs /

noun

1. an ornate damask-like cloth of cotton or silk and cotton, used in upholstery

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Etymology

Origin of lampas

1515–25; < Middle French: disease of horses, Old French: disease (of men) with great thirst as symptom

Example Sentences

Et nihilominus in ea christallina lampas plena balsamo pistico sed ardens et lucens, tam pro augendo lumine, quàm pro corrigendo aere, tamen etiam pro ministrando optimo odore.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard

"Are sent to Perkin's Red Rover, sir; but I believe some of them are in calf already by Bullfinch—and I have cut Peter for the lampas."

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael

In fact whenever a horse fails to eat, and if he does not exhibit very marked symptoms of a severe illness, they say at once "he has the lampas."

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The material is very thick, dark silk, a sort of lampas.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various

It is a quite common opinion among owners of horses and stablemen that lampas is a disease that very frequently exists.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.