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

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

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.

Corn on the cob is commonly used for horses affected with "lampas."

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

The bed was hung with yellow lampas, spotted over with large white flowers.

From One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules by Gautier, Th?ophile

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