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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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]: Holm \Holm\, n. [AS. holm, usually meaning, sea, water; akin to Icel. h[=o]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["o]l.), the missel thrush.
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