Holden
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A brand of car (automobile) originating in Australia.
- 1 past participle of hold archaic, form-of, participle, past
"Asses milke is holden for to be thickest, and therfore they use it in stead of renning, to turn milke and gather curds thereof. It is thought also to be very good for to make womens skin faire and white"
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname.
"‘Holden!’ Mrs Spencer said. ‘How lovely to see you! Come in, dear! Are you frozen to death?’ I think she was glad to see me. She liked me. At least, I think she did."
- 3 A village in Alberta, Canada.
- 4 A lake in Lierne, Trøndelag, Norway.
- 5 A lake in Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Johnson County, Missouri.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unorganized territory in Adams County, North Dakota.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Auglaize County and Hardin County, Ohio.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Millard County, Utah.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Logan County, West Virginia.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated town in Vermont.
- 16 A hamlet in Bolton-by-Bowland parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7749).
Example
More examples"As soon as we get on the topic of unreliable narrators, Tom always launches into a long spiel about Holden Caulfield."
Etymology
From Middle English holden, from Old English healden, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan. By surface analysis, hold + -en.
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