Webster's Dictionary 1913

2674

Holosiderite

Hol′o‐sid″er‐ite (?), n. [Holo + siderite.] (Min.) Meteoric iron; a meteorite consisting of metallic iron without stony matter.

2675

Holostean

Ho‐los″te‐an (?), a.(Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Holostei.

2676

Holostei

‖Ho‐los″te‐i (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ὅλοσ whole + � a bone.] (Zoöl.) An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration...

2677

Holosteric

Hol′o‐ster″ic (?), a. [Holo + Gr.στερεόσ solid.] Wholly solid; — said of a barometer constructed of solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without the us...

2678

Holostomata

‖Hol′o‐stom″a‐ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ὅλοσ whole + στόμα, -ατοσ, mouth.] (Zoöl.) An artificial division of gastropods, including those that have an entire aperture.

2679

Holostomate

Ho‐los″to‐mate (?), a.(Zoöl.) Same as Holostomatous.

2680

Holostomatous

Hol′o‐stom″a‐tous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having an entire aperture; — said of many univalve shells.

2681

Holostome

Hol″o‐stome (?), n. [Holo + Gr. στόμα mouth.] (Zoöl.) One of the Holostomata.

2682

Holostraca

‖Ho‐los″tra‐ca (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ὅλοσ whole + � shell of a testacean.] (Zoöl.) A division of phyllopod Crustacea, including those that are entirely covered by a bivalve ...

2683

Holothure

Hol″o‐thure (?), n. [L. holothuria, pl., a sort of water polyp, Gr. �.] (Zoöl.) A holothurian.

2684

Holothurian

Hol′o‐thu″ri‐an (?), a.(Zoöl.) Belonging to the Holothurioidea. — n. One of the Holothurioidea.☞ Some of the species of Holothurians are called sea cucumbers, sea slugs, trepang...

2685

Holothurioidea

‖Hol′o‐thu′ri‐oi″de‐a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Holothure, and -oid.] (Zoöl.) One of the classes of echinoderms. They have a more or less elongated body, often flattened beneath, and...

2686

Holotricha

‖‖Ho‐lot″ri‐cha (hō̍‐lŏt″rĭ‐kȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ὅλοσ whole + θρίξ, τριχόσ, a hair.] (Zoöl.) A group of ciliated Infusoria, having cilia all over the body.

2687

Holour

Hol″our (?), n. [OF. holier.] A whoremonger. Chaucer.

2688

Holp

{ Holp (?), Hol″pen (?), } imp. & p. p. of Help. Shak.

2689

Holsom

Hol″som (?), a. Wholesome. Chaucer.

2690

Holstein

Hol″stein (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of a breed of cattle, originally from Schleswig-Holstein, valued for the large amount of milk produced by the cows. The color is usually black and w...

2691

Holster

Hol″ster (?), n. [D. holster; skin to AS. heolstor den, cave, fr. helan to conceal, and to Icel. hulstr case, Goth. hulistr covering, veil, huljan to cover. √17. See Hele to cov...

2692

Holstered

Hol″stered (?), a. Bearing holsters. Byron.

2693

Holt

Holt (?), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. Chaucer.

2694

Holt (2)

Holt, n. [AS. holt; akin to LG. holt, D. hout, G. holz. Icel. holt; cf Gael. & Ir. coill wood, Gr. � branch, shoot.] 1. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. “Every hol...

2695

Holwe

Hol″we (?), a. Hollow. Chaucer.

2696

Holy

Ho″ly (?), a. [Compar.Holier (?); superl.Holiest.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. hālig, fr. hæl health, salvation, happiness, fr. hāl whole, well; akin to OS. h�lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG....

2697

Holy cross

Ho″ly cross″ (?; 115). The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion.Congregation of the Holy Cross(R. C. Ch.), a community of lay brothers and priests, in France and the Unit...

2698

Holyday

Ho″ly‐day′ (?), n. 1. A religious festival.2. A secular festival; a holiday.☞ Holiday is the preferable and prevailing spelling in the second sense. The spelling holy day or hol...

2699

Holystone

Ho″ly‐stone′ (?), n.(Naut.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships. Totten.

2700

Holystone (2)

Ho″ly‐stone′, v. t.(Naut.) To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.