ˈrədməsˌdā, ˈrüd- noun
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: alteration of earlier roodmas day, from roodmas (from rood + mas — from Middle English masse mass — ) + day — more at mass
: holy-rood day
ˈrədməsˌdā, ˈrüd- noun
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: alteration of earlier roodmas day, from roodmas (from rood + mas — from Middle English masse mass — ) + day — more at mass
: holy-rood day
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012