Hol|land

Hol|land
hol|land or Hol|land «HOL uhnd», noun.
a linen, or linen and cotton, cloth, used especially for window shades and upholstery. It is usually light-brown and sometimes glazed.
[< Holland, formerly a province of the Netherlands, where it was first made]

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  • Hol|land|er — «HOL uhn duhr», noun. a person born or living in Holland or the Netherlands; Dutchman …   Useful english dictionary

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  • land — alp·land; auck·land; aus·land·er; birth·land; bog·land; bol·land·ist; bot·tom·land; can·cel·land; cham·ber·land; cleave·land·ite; cleve·land; cleve·land·er; cloud·land; corn·land; cot·land; cum·ber·land; dis·til·land; dix·ie·land; dock·land;… …   English syllables

  • TlhIngan Hol — Klingonisch (tlhIngan Hol) Projektautor Marc Okrand Jahr der Veröffentlichung 1984 Linguistische Klassifikation Konstruierte Sprache Fiktionale Sprache Klingonisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • hollander — hol·land·er …   English syllables

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  • Holland — Hol|land the usual English name for the Netherlands →↑Dutch …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hollandaise sauce — hol|land|aise sauce [ ,halən deız ,sɔs ] noun uncount a smooth sauce made with the YOLKS of eggs (=the yellow part), butter, and lemon juice. Hollandaise sauce is sometimes simply called hollandaise …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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