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  • 21holdfast — hold•fast [[t]ˈhoʊldˌfæst, ˌfɑst[/t]] n. 1) something used to hold or secure a thing in place 2) bot fng any of several rootlike or suckerlike parts of a plant or fungus serving for attachment • Etymology: 1550–60 …

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  • 22holdfast — /ˈhoʊldfast/ (say hohldfahst) noun 1. something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, or clamp. 2. Botany any of several sucker like organs serving to attach a plant to something …

  • 23holdfast — n. 1 a firm grasp. 2 a staple or clamp securing an object to a wall etc. 3 the attachment organ of an alga etc …

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  • 24Holdfast Bay — /ˌhoʊldfast ˈbeɪ/ (say .hohldfahst bay) noun the site of the first settlement in SA, in that area which is now known as Glenelg …

  • 25City of Holdfast Bay — This article is about the Local Government Area. For the geographical feature, see Holdfast Bay. City of Holdfast Bay South Australia …

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  • 26Ville d'Holdfast Bay — 35°1′S 138°31′E / 35.017, 138.517 …

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  • 27Clegg Holdfast — Personnage de La Guerre des étoiles Position Pilote de modules de course Planète natale …

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  • 28Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is better — Tenacity and quietness of manner are preferable to ostentation. Cf. 1580 A. MUNDAY Zelauto 146 Brag is a good Dogge, whyle he will holde out: but at last he may chaunce to meete with his matche; 1599 SHAKESPEARE Henry V II. iii. 52 And Holdfast… …

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  • 29The Holdfast Chronicles — is a series of books by American feminist science fiction author Suzy McKee Charnas. The series consists of four books: Walk to the End of the World (1974) Motherlines (1978) The Furies (1994) The Conqueror s Child (1999). Contents 1 Reception 2… …

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  • 30Glenelg, South Australia — Infobox Australian Place| type = suburb name = Glenelg state = sa caption = Glenelg Town Hall, Moseley Square. city = Adelaide pop = 3,125 (2006 Census) area = 0.88 area footnotes = (approx) lga = City of Holdfast Bay postcode = 5045 propval= 500 …

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