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Meanings of holly in English

Portuguese
buddy holly
Catalan
buddy holly
Spanish
charles hardin holley

United States rock star (1936-1959)

buddy holly

Original Polish-Silesian nobility, also Bohemian and Prussian.

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Examples for "holy"
Examples for "holy"
1
He shall work havoc among great nations and upon a holy people.
Valis
2
Yet another example of the holy grail that is value for money.
The Irish Times
3
An attack on a major Shi'ite holy site could fuel sectarian violence.
Reuters
4
Mountains are seen as holy across many of the great religious traditions.
The Irish Times
5
These days, she leads pilgrimages to a holy site in southern France.
Reuters
Usage of holly in English
1
I shall stand behind this holly-bush and see what I can see.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
2
Twigs and detached leaves of holly lay in the midst of it.
None Other Gods
3
National Seashore, including the Sunken Forest, an unusual stretch of holly forest.
The new yorker
4
Real English holly concealed the base and merry tapers twinkled a welcome.
The Spanish Chest
5
But holly and mistletoe almost certainly played a part in the celebration.
The Guardian
6
We heaped the holly with its glowing berries above the crumbling stone.
Virginia: the Old Dominion / As seen from its colonial waterway,...
7
Through the grey netting of the beech twigs, stiff holly bushes glittered.
One of Ours
8
And I waited behind the holly to see how they came back.
The Moonstone
9
His bonnet was blue, but the silver badge held plumes, not holly.
Outlander
10
Next there could be heard the baritone buzz of a holly tree.
The Irish Times
11
Her arms were full of scarlet leaves and branches of holly berries.
The Best Short Stories of 1920, and the Yearbook of the American...
12
The best varieties to grow are the sword, Boston, holly, and maidenhair.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
13
On either side flags were festooned and ornamented with sprays of holly.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885
14
Beneath a canopy of holly branches and yew two children sat playing.
Henry Brocken / His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange,...
15
There were trees crowding close, rich pines and cedars and bright-beaded holly.
Virginia: the Old Dominion / As seen from its colonial waterway,...
16
Two expanses of chain-link fencing abutted sharp holly hedge on both sides.
The whole world: a novel
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Translations for holly
Portuguese
buddy holly
Holly through the time
Holly across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common