holly
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i want my lip pierced right now. i dont think i can wait till i turn 18. i need get that shit done yo! and holly is going with me. its gonna be fun. and i cant wait til we get our tattoooooos. oh yeh buddy. ba la de da boop then | | now
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- noun Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, usually having bright red berries and glossy evergreen leaves with spiny margins.
- noun Branches of these plants, traditionally used for Christmas decoration.
- noun Any of various similar or related plants.
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- The shade of the beech is so dense that grass will not grow beneath it; it gradually kills even holly, which is comparatively flourishing under the oak. — Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
- It was a long flat package wrapped in holly-printed tissue. — The Return of Mr Campion
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Sometimes--(in our grave house Observe, this happeneth not But, at times, the evergreen laurel boughs And the holly are all forgot And then!
— In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World -
And the holly are all forgot!
— In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World -
i want my lip pierced right now. i dont think i can wait till i turn 18. i need get that shit done yo! and holly is going with me. its gonna be fun. and i cant wait til we get our tattoooooos. oh yeh buddy. ba la de da boop then | | now
— poontang Diary Entry
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- Middle English holin, holi, from Old English holen.