holden
verb
a past participle of hold.
holden
1 American
[hohl-duhn]
/ ˈhoʊl dən /
verb
Archaic.
Holden
2
American
[hohl-duhn]
/ ˈhoʊl dən /
noun
holden
British
/ ˈhəʊldən /
verb
Example Sentences
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Rather should I take comfort in that He, Who hath power over all, is holden as my pledge.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene
Now why all this mystery? why were their eyes holden that they should not know him? why pretend ignorance? why make "as though he would go further?"
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard
I have thee holden In what Scotia calls a "grup," All my fleeces now are golden, Full troy weight—for wool is up!
From The Coo-ee Reciter by Various
At a General Court, holden at Boston, the 18th of May, 1631, there were present Mr. Winthrop, governor; Mr. Dudley, deputy-governor; Mr. Ludlowe, Capt.
From Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 by Wheildon, William W.
There are few whose eyes are now holden as they used to be, as to the surpassing place in the history of culture of the last three centuries of the Middle Ages.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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