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Webster 1913 Edition
Holm
Holm
(hōm; 277)
, Noun.
(Bot.)
A common evergreen oak, of Europe (
Quercus Ilex
); – called also ilex
, and holly
. Holm
(hōm)
, Noun.
[AS.
holm
, usually meaning, sea, water; akin to Icel. hōlmr
, 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
(Zool.)
, the missel thrush.
Webster 1828 Edition
Holm
HOLM
,Noun.
1.
An islet, or river isle.2.
A low flat tract of rich land on the banks of a river.