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tion of each human being from birth. (b) Hence, a protector or defender in general. O. W. Holmes. -- Guardian spirit, in the belief of many pagan nations, a spirit, often of a deceased relative or friend, that presides over the interests of a household, a city, or a region.

Hatred of women; repugnance to the society of women. Holmes.

One who loves horses. Holmes.

The holm oak. See 1st Holm. Holly-leaved oak (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See Scrub oak. -- Holly rose (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers (Turnera ulmifolia). -- Sea holly (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium.

, the how, the when, the wherefore. Shelley. Let me beg you -- don't say "How" for "What" Holmes.

The holm oak (Quercus Ilex).

ir wings with other men's plumes. Fuller. Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing. Holmes. Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the scorpions that should whip this age. Cleveland.

Having colors like those of the rainbow; iridescent. Holmes.

tle, knee, and approbation. Shak. Knee breeches. See under Breeches. -- Knee holly, Knee holm (Bot.), butcher's broom. -- Knee jerk (Physiol.) a jerk or kick produced by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps muscle; one of the so-called tendo…

A woman who is a millionaire, or the wife of a millionaire. [Humorous] Holmes.

To treat with possets; to pamper. [R.] "She was cosseted and posseted." O. W. Holmes.

. The people remarked with awe and wonder that the beasts which were to drag him [Abraham Holmes] to the gallows became restive, and went back. Macaulay.

. The freeman casting with unpurchased hand The vote that shakes the turrets of the land. Holmes.