holms
/HH OW1 L M Z/noun
- 1
(obsolete outside dialectal) The holly.
- 2
A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.
noun
- 1
An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
- 2
(chiefly West Yorkshire) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names. See also holme.
- 3
Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.
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