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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hold \Hold\ (h[=o]ld), noun
1. The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; grip; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay.
Ne have I not twelve pence within mine hold. --Chaucer.
Thou should'st lay hold upon him. --B. Jonson.
My soul took hold on thee. --Addison.
Take fast hold of instruction. --Pror. iv. 13.
2. The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.
The law hath yet another hold on you. --Shak.
3. Binding power and influence.
Fear . . . by which God and his laws take the surest hold of. --Tillotson.
4. Something that may be grasped; means of support.
If a man be upon an high place without rails or good hold, he is ready to fall. --Bacon.
5. A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.
They . . . put them in hold unto the next day. --Acts. iv. 3.
King Richard, he is in the mighty hold Of Bolingbroke. --Shak.
6. A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a {stronghold}. --Chaucer.
New comers in an ancient hold --Tennyson.
7. (Mus.) A character [thus ?] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called also {pause}, and {corona}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Corona \Co*ro"na\ (k?-r?"n?), noun; pl. L. {Coron[ae]} (-n?), E. {Coronas} (-n?z). [L. corona crown. See {Crown}.]
1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
2. (Arch.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of {Column}.
3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin.
5. (Astronomy) A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon.
6. (Bot.) (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil. (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ.
7. (Meteorol.) (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon. (b) A peculiar phase of the {aurora borealis}, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle.
8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also {corona lucis}. --Fairholt.
9. (Mus.) A character [[pause]] called the {pause} or {hold}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
corona
noun
1: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse [syn: {aureole}]
2: (botany) the trumpet shaped or cup shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
3: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light}, {electric glow}]
4: one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
5: (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
6: a long cigar with blunt ends [also: {coronae} (pl)]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
104 Moby Thesaurus words for "corona": Havana, O, androecium, annular muscle, annulus, anthelion, anther, antisun, areola, aura, aureole, belvedere, box of cigars, calyx, carpel, ceiling fixture, chandelier, chaplet, cheroot, chromosphere, cigar, cigar box, cigar case, cigar cutter, cigarillo, circle, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, colorado, corolla, corolla tube, corona lucis, coronet, countersun, crown, cycle, daystar, diadem, discus, disk, electrolier, epicalyx, eternal return, fairy ring, garland, gasolier, glory, gynoecium, halo, humidor, lasso, logical circle, loop, looplet, lunar corona, lunar halo, luster, magic circle, megasporophyll, microsporophyll, mock moon, mock sun, moon dog, nimbus, noose, orb of day, orbit, paraselene, parhelic circle, parhelion, perianth, petal, photosphere, pistil, radius, rainbow, receptacle, ring, rondelle, rope, round, roundel, saucer, solar corona, solar flare, solar halo, solar prominence, solar wind, sphincter, stamen, stigma, stinker, stogie, style, sun, sun dog, torus, trichinopoly, vicious circle, wheel, wreath
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Corona, CA (city, FIPS 16350) Location: 33.86790 N, 117.56969 W Population (1990): 76095 (26538 housing units) Area: 73.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91719, 91720 Corona, NM (village, FIPS 17680) Location: 34.24970 N, 105.59671 W Population (1990): 215 (120 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88318 Corona, NY Zip code(s): 11368 Corona, SD (town, FIPS 13940) Location: 45.33483 N, 96.76516 W Population (1990): 118 (63 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57227
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Corona, CA -- U.S. city in California Population (2000): 124966 Housing Units (2000): 39271 Land area (2000): 35.147098 sq. miles (91.030562 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.022597 sq. miles (0.058527 sq. km) Total area (2000): 35.169695 sq. miles (91.089089 sq. km) FIPS code: 16350 Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06 Location: 33.869998 N, 117.567783 W ZIP Codes (1990): 91719 91720 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Corona, CA Corona
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Corona, NM -- U.S. village in New Mexico Population (2000): 165 Housing Units (2000): 118 Land area (2000): 1.022275 sq. miles (2.647680 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.022275 sq. miles (2.647680 sq. km) FIPS code: 17680 Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35 Location: 34.250498 N, 105.595475 W ZIP Codes (1990): 88318 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Corona, NM Corona
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Corona, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota Population (2000): 112 Housing Units (2000): 63 Land area (2000): 0.244176 sq. miles (0.632414 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.244176 sq. miles (0.632414 sq. km) FIPS code: 13940 Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 45.334033 N, 96.764419 W ZIP Codes (1990): 57227 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Corona, SD Corona
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