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One who speaks in public; an haranguer; a preacher. Addison.

Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support. "His holdfast was gone." Bp. Montagu.

That which holds, binds, or influences. Burke.

Whole. [Obs.] Chaucer.

= Air hole, above.

Of or pertaining to a holethnos or parent race. The holethnic history of the Arians. London Academy.

A parent stock or race of people, not yet divided into separate branches or tribes.

See Halibut.

See Halidom.

A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See Holyday.

Piously; with sanctity; in a holy manner.

The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence. Who is like thee, glorious in holiness! Ex. xv. 11.

Undercutting in a bed of coal, in order to bring down the upper mass. Raymond.

Hollo.

A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or unbleached hollands.

A sauce consisting essentially of a seasoned emulsion of butter and yolk of eggs with a little lemon juice or vinegar.

A native or one of the people of Holland; a Dutchman.

Relating to Holland; Dutch.

Gin made in Holland.

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo. And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner's hollo. Coleridge.