November moth
noun
Either of two European geometrid moths of the genus Epirrita which fly in November, E. dilutata, a light brown to grey moth with darker forewings, and the paler E. christyi; (formerly also) †the feathered thorn, Colotois pennaria, a light reddish-brown geometrid moth ( obsolete ).
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Moses Harris (1730–c1788), entomologist and artist.
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- hold the ball
- hold the field
- hold the fort
- hold the front page
- hold the line
- hold the man
- hold the purse strings
- hold the ring
- hold the stage
- hold thumbs
- hold together (or hold something together)
- hold up
- hold up one's head (or hold one's head high)
- hold water
- hold with
- hole
- hole-and-corner
- hole card
- hole-in-one
- hole in the heart
- hole in the wall
- hole out
- hole punch
- hole saw