Definitions
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- noun a
holly bush.
Etymologies
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Could be a derivative of holm tree, an evergreen oak of Southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly.
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Examples
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'Let me put one little kiss on those holmberry lips, Tess, or even on that warmed cheek, and I'll stop -- on my honour, I will! '
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"Let me put one little kiss on those holmberry lips, Tess, or even on that warmed cheek, and I'll stop -- on my honour, I will!"
Tess of the d'Urbervilles Thomas Hardy 1884
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” Let me put one little kiss on those holmberry lips, Tess, or even on that warmed cheek, and I'll stop — on my honor, I will!”
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