Holm

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. Small island, islet.
3. Common holly (Ilex aquifolium).
4. An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
5. A holm oak (Quercus ilex), a common evergreen oak of Europe.
6. Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet, often in Norse-influenced place-names.
   Orkney, Scotland, dialectal
7. Rich flat land near a river, prone to flooding.

Equivalents

Examples

“The fruitfull Oliue, and the Platane round, / The caruer Holme, the Maple, ſeeldom inward ſound.”

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