holly, smooth

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• smooth holly

  n. See holly. ...

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• Holly

  ·noun The holm oak. ·see 1st Holm. II. Holly ·adv <<Wholly>>. III. Holly ·noun A tree or shrub of ...

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• holly, native

  n. name given in Australia tothe tree Lomatia ilicifolia, R. Br., N.O. Proteaceae,and in Tasmania t...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Smooth

  ·adv <<Smoothly>>. II. Smooth ·adj To free from obstruction; to make easy. III. Smooth ·adj To giv...

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• smooth

  A meadow, or grass field. Get some plantain and dandelion on the smooth for greens.--Margaret. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• smooth

  A Cornish term applied when the surf abates its fury for a short space. Also, the lee of a ship or o...

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• Sea holly

  ·- An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). ·see <<Eryngium>>. ...

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• native holly

  n. See holly. ...

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• Smooth-chinned

  ·adj Having a smooth chin; beardless. ...

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• Smooth-spoken

  ·adj Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued. ...

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• Smooth-tongued

  ·adj Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering. ...

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• smooth hound

  See hound ...

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• smack smooth

  At the West, a term applied to land which is thoroughly cleared; i. e. smoothly cleared; level. It i...

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• smack-smooth

  Level with the surface; said of a mast which has gone by the board. ...

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• watching a smooth

  Looking for a temporary subsidence of the waves of a head-sea, previous to easing down the helm, in ...

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