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holm1 definition

holm (hōm)

noun

  1. a small island in a river or lake, near the mainland or a larger island: used chiefly in place names
  2. low, flat land by a river or stream; bottoms

Etymology: ME < OE, sea: sense infl. by ON holmr, island < IE base *kel-, to project > hill

holm2 definition

holm (hōm)

noun

  1. holm oak
  2. Dialectal holly

Etymology: altered < holn, form of ME holin: see holly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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