See Also: All Hallows(dictionary)
All Hallows' Day(dictionary)

All Hallows (iou)



All Hallows noun phr. arch. Also All Hallow. OE.
[from ALL adjective + HALLOW noun1 + -S1.]
All saints; the saints in heaven collectively. OE.
ellipt. (Now freq. with hyphen.) All Hallows' Day or Allhallowmass. LME.
Comb.: All Hallow Eve the eve of All Saints (= HALLOWE'EN); Allhallowmass the feast of All Saints; All-hallown summer (rare, Shakes.) a season of fine weather in the autumn, an Indian summer; All Hallows' Day All Saints' Day, 1 November; Allhallowtide the season of All Saints.