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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Holm | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Holm \Holm\, n. [OE., prob. from AS. holen holly; as the holly is also called holm. See {Holly}.] (Bot.) A common evergreen oak, of Europe ({Quercus Ilex}); -- called also {ilex}, and {holly}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Holm \Holm\, n. [AS. holm, usually meaning, sea, water; akin to Icel. h[omac]lmr, holmr, an island, Dan. holm, Sw. holme, G. holm, and prob. to E. hill. Cf. {Hill}.] 1. An islet in a river. --J. Brand. 2. Low, flat land. --Wordsworth. The soft wind blowing over meadowy holms. --Tennyson. {Holm thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the missel thrush. | |
