Definition of "lampas" [lam•pas]

• A type of luxury fabric with a background weft. (noun)
• An inflammation and swelling of the soft parts of the palate immediately behind the foreteeth in a horse. (noun)

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• "'A lampas is a compound weave with extra warps and wefts which put patterns and colours on the face of the fabric only, and are tucked into the back. '"
• "One of a family drenched with train -- oil and brimstone, another cut for some horrible complaint never heard of before, called lampas, and the females sent to the Red Rover, some being in calf already! ""
• "Maybe that was the reason why they cut into a large piece of perfectly fine lampas for some fake tailoring - to have a quick yet costly-looking and representative burial dress for the corpse."