Hallowmas n 1: a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 [syn: {All Saints' Day}, {Allhallows}, {November 1}, {Hallowmas}, {Hallowmass}]
Hallowmas \Hal"low*mas\ (h[a^]l"l[-o]*m[.a]s), n. [See {Mass} the eucharist.] The feast of All Saints, or Allhallows. [1913 Webster] To speak puling, like a beggar at Hallowmas. --Shak. [1913 Webster]