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Lammas

a Scottish term day, formerly 1 August, now the 28th. See QUARTER DAY.
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The Nurse recalls she was born on "Lammas Eue at night,,, or July 31, August 1 being Lammas Day. To the Nurse's question "How long is it now to Lammas-tide?" (i.e., Lammas Day), Lady Capulet answers, "A fortnight and odde dayes." Few modern editors gloss "odde days." Spencer takes it to mean merely "a few more" (183), as we might denote in "twenty-odd," but Lady Capulet is being more definite, she and the Nurse being concerned about how close to 14 Juliet is.
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