'Holm' definitions:
Definition of 'Holm'
From: GCIDE
- Holm \Holm\ (h[=o]m; 277), 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Holm'
From: GCIDE
- Holm \Holm\ (h[=o]m), 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. An islet in a river. --J. Brand. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Low, flat land. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
- The soft wind blowing over meadowy holms. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- Holm thrush (Zool.), the missel thrush. [1913 Webster]