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One of the Holostomata.

A division of phyllopod Crustacea, including those that are entirely covered by a bivalve shell.

A holothurian.

One of the Holothurioidea.

One of the classes of echinoderms.

A group of ciliated Infusoria, having cilia all over the body.

A whoremonger. [Obs.] Chaucer.

imp. & p. p. of Help. [Obs.] Shak.

Wholesome. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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 white in irregular patches.

A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle.

Bearing holsters. Byron.

3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Hollow. [Obs.] Chaucer.

to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood. "Holy rites and solemn feasts." Milton.

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 United States, engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally called Brethren of St. Joseph. The Sisters of the Holy Cross engage in similar work. Addis & Arn…

A secular festival; a holiday.

To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.

Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line; -- said of certain fishes.

, respect paid by external action; obeisance. All things in heaven and earth do her [Law] homage. Hooker. I sought no homage from the race that write. Pope.