单词 | holm-tree |
释义 | holm-treen. 1. The holly; = holm n.1 1. Obsolete exc. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > holly bush hollinc725 hollyc1150 holmc1405 hulverc1430 holm-treec1450 hull1557 ilex1565 evergreen oak1629 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > holly hollinc725 hollyc1150 holmc1405 hulverc1430 holm-treec1450 hull1557 Christmas1706 wren-bush1901 c1450 (c1400) Sowdon of Babylon (1881) l. 61 He rested him vndere an holme tre. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xxxiv. 89 Holts of Holme trees. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Lydd Near the sea, is a place, called Holmstone..which abounds..with holm-trees. 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders III. 286 They had arranged that their meeting..should be at the holm-tree. 2. The holm oak; = holm n.1 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > oak and allies > [noun] > holm-oak prinec1390 ilexa1398 holm1552 holm-tree1565 mast-holm1577 holly-oak1597 holm oak1597 hulver oak1597 scarlet oak1597 oak-holm1601 evergreen oak1629 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Iligneus A branch of holme tree. 1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 79 In the Iland Capreæ, the boughes of a very old holmetree..became fresh againe at his comming thither. 1802 R. Brookes' Gazetteer (ed. 12) at Landes The holm-tree, of the bark of which corks are made. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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