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Whole. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Of or pert. to the arctic regions collectively; specif. (Zoögeography),

Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.

A large ship of burden, in ancient Greece. Mitford.

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle. The only holdback is the affection . . . that we bear to our wealth. Hammond.

One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.

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.

iversary; 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.