/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 ]
/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 . 2012