HOLDFAST


Meaning of HOLDFAST in English

/hohld"fast', -fahst'/ , n.

1. something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.

2. Bot. , Mycol. any of several rootlike or suckerlike organs or parts serving for attachment.

[ 1550-60; n. use of v. phrase hold fast ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .