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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Holdfast \Hold"fast`\, n. 1. Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence a support. ``His holdfast was gone.'' --Bp. Montagu. 2. (Bot.) A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: holdfast n : attaches to something or holds something in place [syn: {fastener}, {fastening}]
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