What does holland mean?
Holland means (now historical) A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(now historical) A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland..
I am convinced that many if not all the Quality in France were shirts of the finest holand, for tho' I never saw of them strip I have seen what is an equivalent proof, I have seen on the Bulwarks of Paris above twenty entire shirts hanging to dry that the best Gentlemen in England might wear without disparagement.
His apartments were blank. Brown hollands covered his library-table
Use holland when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Holland means (now historical) A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland..
Common synonyms include netherlands, the netherlands.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I am convinced that many if not all the Quality in France were shirts of the finest holand, for tho' I never saw of them strip I have seen what is an equivalent proof, I have seen on the Bulwarks of Paris above twenty entire shirts hanging to dry that the best Gentlemen in England might wear without disparagement.
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