Defn: Whole. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HOLARCTIC
Hol"arc*tic, a. [Holo- + arctic.]
Defn: Of or pert. to the arctic regions collectively; specif.
(Zoögeography),
Defn: designating a realm or region including the northern parts of the Old and the New World. It comprises the Palearctic and Nearctic regions or subregions.
HOLASPIDEAN
Hol`as*pid"e*an, a. Etym: [Holo- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; — said of certain birds.
HOLCAD Hol"cad, n. Etym: [Gr. 'olka`s, -a`dos, a ship which is towed, a ship of burden, fr. 'e`lkein to draw. Gf. Hulk.]
Defn: A large ship of burden, in ancient Greece. Mitford.
HOLD
Hold, n. Etym: [D. hol hole, hollow. See Hole.] (Naut.)
Defn: The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.