Read full poem →In wassail ; often, like as many girls—
Sick for the hollies and the yews of home— 185
As many little trifling Lilias—play’d
Dictionary Entry
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
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Common Phrases
. hollieshollies evergreenhollies seahollies deciduoushollies americanhollies variegatedhollies fox
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Poetry examples for “hollies”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →But still the caravan-hut by the hollies
Like a kingfisher gleams between:
Read full poem →Sting you like scorn!
You, too, brave hollies, twitch
Sidelong from thorn.