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holm

 (hōm, hōlm)
n. Chiefly British
An island in a river.
[Middle English, from Old Norse hōlmr; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]
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holm

(həʊm)
n
1. (Physical Geography) an island in a river, lake, or estuary
2. (Physical Geography) low flat land near a river
[Old English holm sea, island; related to Old Saxon holm hill, Old Norse holmr island, Latin culmen tip]

holm

(həʊm)
n
1. (Plants) short for holm oak
2. (Plants) chiefly Brit a dialect word for holly
[C14: variant of obsolete holin, from Old English holegn holly]
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holm

(hoʊm)

n. Brit.
1. bottom (def. 4).
2. a small island.
[before 1000; Middle English < Old Norse holm islet, c. Old English holm wave, Old Saxon: hill; akin to hill]
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How different had this scene looked when I viewed it laid out beneath the iron sky of winter, stiffened in frost, shrouded with snow!-- when mists as chill as death wandered to the impulse of east winds along those purple peaks, and rolled down "ing" and holm till they blended with the frozen fog of the beck!
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Saying the city is at "a critical juncture," Holms urged the council to decide soon whether to set project goals and figure out ways to pay for them, or set financial goals and then figure out what can be done with the money.
Batavia Public Works Director Gary Holm pointed to a seven-item list while giving his midyear department report earlier this week to aldermen.
Batavia public works chief asks for more direction from council -BYLN- By Susan Sarkauskas ssarkauskas@dailyherald.com
Holms novel deals (non-chronologically) with a pre- and post-revolutionary Copenhagen.
Influenced by the English architect group Archigram, Holm invented an example of literary concept art as a contribution to both the Danish counter culture and politics--and to the international "counter aesthetics" as well.
Collage City--city collage: on the relation between aesthetic and political mobilisation in Sven Holm's Min Elskede--En Skabelonroman
MLS will change its name to Bakken Resources Inc (BRI) as part of the above acquisition, issuing 40m restricted common shares and USD100,000 cash to Holms Energy LLC.
Multisys Language completes private offering of 3.0m Units at USD0.50 per unit
RYAN HOLMS hit the only goal to clinch Queen's Park their first meeting with Celtic for 23 years.
QUEEN'S HOLMS AND DRY; THE Homecoming Scotland SCOTTISH CUP LATEST..
In Holms senior year, he went 37-0 in winning the 1971 state 145-pound title, the first of three Libertyville wrestling state champions.
Dan Holm was a top LHS athlete as well as NCAA Champion
JUST writing to tell you how we enjoyed our trip to Flat Holms.
Flat Holm island no longer shrouded in mystery after our visit; VIEWPOINTS
PLANS to open a bar in a Victorian barracks on the isolated island of Flat Holm will boost visitor numbers, it is hoped.
Probably the most isolated watering hole in Wales; Island plan to boost tourism by opening a bar

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