n. [ 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The soft wind blowing over meadowy holms. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Holm thrush (Zool.),
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
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‖n. [ NL. ] (Chem.) An oxide of holmium. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., from Stockholm. ] (Chem.) A rare element of atomic number 67 said to be contained in gadolinite. Chemical symbol Ho. Atomic weight 164.93. Valence +3. It was detected by spectral absorption bands in 1878 by the
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.&unr_;. ] (Greek & Etrus. Antiq.) A name given to a vase having a rounded body; esp.: