Definitions
Small island, islet.
Word origin
From Middle English holm, holme, from Old English holm (“wave, ocean, water, sea, islet”) and Old Norse holmr, holmi (“islet”), both from the Proto-Germanic *hulmaz (“rising ground, hill, island”), from Proto-Indo-European root *kelH- (“to rise, be elevated, be prominent; hill”).
Used in a sentence
“The fruitfull Oliue, and the Platane round, / The caruer Holme, the Maple, ſeeldom inward ſound.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“River islet”4 letters
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