Holst

[ hohlst ]

/ hoʊlst /

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noun

Gus·tav Theodore

[goos-tahv], /ˈgʊs tɑv/, 1874–1934, English composer.

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Words nearby Holst

holotype, holozoic, holp, holpen, hols, Holst, Holstein, holster, Holston, holt, Holter monitor

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How to use Holst in a sentence

I want to go into Mr. Holst's office, and learn commercial work—and keep myself.
Three Dramas|Bjrnstjerne M. Bjrnson
The hero, David Holst, is one of those unhappy beings who seem doomed to a more than ordinary share of the ills of life.
The Visionary|Jonas Lie
The Danish poet Holst was then in Rome; he had received this year a travelling pension.
The True Story of My Life|Hans Christian Andersen
That bitter atmosphere, reproduced by Parton and von Holst, was perpetuated a generation later by Lodge.
Webster's Seventh of March Speech, and the Secession Movement|Herbert Darling Foster

Holst and Froelich described this lesion in one of their early communications.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess

British Dictionary definitions for Holst

Holst

/ (həʊlst) /

noun

Dame Alison . born 1938, New Zealand chef.

Gustav (Theodore). 1874–1934, English composer. His works include operas, choral music, and orchestral music such as the suite The Planets (1917)

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