[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hold \hold\ h=old, n.
   1. the act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the
      manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp;
      clasp; grip; possession; -- often used with the verbs take
      and lay.
      1913 webster

            ne have i not twelve pence within mine hold.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            thou should'st lay hold upon him.     --b. jonson.
      1913 webster

            my soul took hold on thee.            --addison.
      1913 webster

            take fast hold of instruction.        --pror. iv.
                                                  13.
      1913 webster

   2. the authority or ground to take or keep; claim.
      1913 webster

            the law hath yet another hold on you. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. binding power and influence.
      1913 webster

            fear . . . by which god and his laws take the surest
            hold of.                              --tillotson.
      1913 webster

   4. something that may be grasped; means of support.
      1913 webster

            if a man be upon an high place without rails or good
            hold, he is ready to fall.            --bacon.
      1913 webster

   5. a place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody;
      guard.
      1913 webster

            they . . . put them in hold unto the next day.
                                                  --acts. iv. 3.
      1913 webster

            king richard, he is in the mighty hold
            of bolingbroke.                       --shak.
      1913 webster

   6. a place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle;
      -- often called a stronghold. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            new comers in an ancient hold         --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   7. mus. a character thus ? placed over or under a note or
      rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called
      also pause, and corona.
      1913 webster
see also:
stronghold pause corona 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

corona \coro"na\ k?-r?"n?, n.; pl. l. coronae -n?, e.
   coronas -n?z. l. corona crown. see crown.
   1. a crown or garland bestowed among the romans as a reward
      for distinguished services.
      1913 webster

   2. arch. the projecting part of a classic cornice, the
      under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as
      to form a drip. see illust. of column.
      1913 webster

   3. anat. the upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or
      the skull; a crown.
      1913 webster

   4. zool. the shelly skeleton of a sea urchin.
      1913 webster

   5. astronomy a peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola,
      which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the
      sun is totally eclipsed by the moon.
      1913 webster

   6. bot.
      a an inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often
          forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil.
      b any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ.
          1913 webster

   7. meteorol.
      a a circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of
          the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as
          the sun or moon.
      b a peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by
          the concentration or convergence of luminous beams
          around the point in the heavens indicated by the
          direction of the dipping needle.
          1913 webster

   8. a crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of
      churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. it
      is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged
      pyramidically. called also corona lucis. --fairholt.
      1913 webster

   9. mus. a character pause called the pause or hold.
      1913 webster
see also:
coronae coronas crown column aurora borealis corona lucis 
pause hold 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

corona
     n 1: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a
          white halo during a solar eclipse syn: aureole
     2: botany the trumpet shaped or cup shaped outgrowth of the
        corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
     3: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of
        surrounding atmosphere syn: corona discharge, corposant,
         st. elmo's fire, saint elmo's fire, saint elmo's
        light, saint ulmo's fire, saint ulmo's light, electric
        glow
     4: one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
     5: anatomy any structure that resembles a crown in shape
     6: a long cigar with blunt ends
     also: coronae pl
see also:
aureole corona discharge corposant st. elmo's fire saint elmo's fire saint elmo's light 
saint ulmo's fire saint ulmo's light electric glow coronae 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

104 moby thesaurus words for "corona":
   havana, o, androecium, annular muscle, annulus, anthelion, anther,
   antisun, areola, aura, aureole, belvedere, box of cigars, calyx,
   carpel, ceiling fixture, chandelier, chaplet, cheroot,
   chromosphere, cigar, cigar box, cigar case, cigar cutter,
   cigarillo, circle, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus,
   closed circle, colorado, corolla, corolla tube, corona lucis,
   coronet, countersun, crown, cycle, daystar, diadem, discus, disk,
   electrolier, epicalyx, eternal return, fairy ring, garland,
   gasolier, glory, gynoecium, halo, humidor, lasso, logical circle,
   loop, looplet, lunar corona, lunar halo, luster, magic circle,
   megasporophyll, microsporophyll, mock moon, mock sun, moon dog,
   nimbus, noose, orb of day, orbit, paraselene, parhelic circle,
   parhelion, perianth, petal, photosphere, pistil, radius, rainbow,
   receptacle, ring, rondelle, rope, round, roundel, saucer,
   solar corona, solar flare, solar halo, solar prominence,
   solar wind, sphincter, stamen, stigma, stinker, stogie, style, sun,
   sun dog, torus, trichinopoly, vicious circle, wheel, wreath

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

corona, ca city, fips 16350
  location: 33.86790 n, 117.56969 w
  population 1990: 76095 26538 housing units
  area: 73.8 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water
  zip codes: 91719, 91720
corona, nm village, fips 17680
  location: 34.24970 n, 105.59671 w
  population 1990: 215 120 housing units
  area: 2.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 88318
corona, ny
  zip codes: 11368
corona, sd town, fips 13940
  location: 45.33483 n, 96.76516 w
  population 1990: 118 63 housing units
  area: 0.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 57227

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

corona, ca -- u.s. city in california
   population 2000:    124966
   housing units 2000: 39271
   land area 2000:     35.147098 sq. miles 91.030562 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.022597 sq. miles 0.058527 sq. km
   total area 2000:    35.169695 sq. miles 91.089089 sq. km
   fips code:            16350
   located within:       california ca, fips 06
   location:             33.869998 n, 117.567783 w
   zip codes 1990:     91719 91720
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    corona, ca
    corona

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

corona, nm -- u.s. village in new mexico
   population 2000:    165
   housing units 2000: 118
   land area 2000:     1.022275 sq. miles 2.647680 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.022275 sq. miles 2.647680 sq. km
   fips code:            17680
   located within:       new mexico nm, fips 35
   location:             34.250498 n, 105.595475 w
   zip codes 1990:     88318
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    corona, nm
    corona

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

corona, sd -- u.s. town in south dakota
   population 2000:    112
   housing units 2000: 63
   land area 2000:     0.244176 sq. miles 0.632414 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.244176 sq. miles 0.632414 sq. km
   fips code:            13940
   located within:       south dakota sd, fips 46
   location:             45.334033 n, 96.764419 w
   zip codes 1990:     57227
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    corona, sd
    corona

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