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Hollow

King James Dictionary

HOL'LOW, a.

1. Containing an empty space, natural or artificial, within a solid substance not solid as a hollow tree a hollow rock a hollow sphere.

Hollow with boards shalt thou make it. Exodus 27

2. Sunk deep in the orbit as a hollow eye.
3. Deep low resembling sound reverberated from a cavity, or designating such a sound as a hollow roar.
4. Not sincere or faithful false deceitful not sound as a hollow heart a hollow friend.

Hollow spar, the mineral called also chiastolite.

HOL'LOW, n. A cavity, natural or artificial any depression of surface in a body concavity as the hollow of the hand.

1. A place excavated as the hollow of a tree.
2. A cave or cavern a den a hole a broad open space in any thing.
3. A pit.
4. Open space of any thing a groove a channel a canal.

HOL'LOW, To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving to excavate.

Trees rudely hollowed did the waves sustain.

HOL'LOW, To shout. See Holla and Hollo.

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