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Definition of Holdfasts

Holdfast
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.

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- Look up holdfast in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Holdfast most often refers to: Holdfast (biology), a root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile...
- sponges, to the substrate. Holdfasts vary in shape and form depending on both the species and the substrate type. The holdfasts of organisms that live in...
- resurgence in recent years. While "artisan" holdfasts continue to be made as castings, or forgings, modern holdfasts are made from round mild steel bar stock...
- Holdfast Point (66°48′S 66°36′W / 66.800°S 66.600°W / -66.800; -66.600) is both the northeast side of the entrance to Lallemand Fjord and the northwest...
- than merely sandwich it between itself and a dog on a vise, known as holdfasts, are most common. Dog holes are arranged in a line perpendicular to the...
- The Holdfast Chronicles is a series of science fiction books by American author Suzy McKee Charnas. The series consists of four books: Walk to the End...
- kelp stipes and on kelp holdfasts. More than 100,000 mobile invertebrates per square meter are found on kelp stipes and holdfasts in well-developed kelp...
- "The Tholian Web" is the ninth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Judy Burns and Chet...
- A holdfast or hold fast is a means by which artillery is fixed firmly to the ground. One type of holdfast is a concrete base or plinth that a gun is bolted...
- The City of Holdfast Bay is a local government area in the south-western coastal suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The council was formed on 1 January...