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holiday(1) (iou)



holiday noun & adjective.

A. noun.
= HOLY DAY. Now rare. OE.
A day of festivity or recreation, on which no work is done; sing. & in pl., a period of such recreation, a vacation. ME.
A. Trollope Glomax thought that Tony had been idle, and had made a holiday of the day. A. S. Byatt He was sure she would find a nice holiday abroad very restorative. J. Mortimer Separated at school the boys remained apart during the holidays.
b. gen. Festivity, recreation. E16.
T. Keneally To see the distinctive hills..gave them an unwarranted sense of holiday.
Chiefly Nautical. A patch or area unintentionally left uncoated in painting etc. L18.
Phrases etc.: busman's holiday: see busman s.v. BUS noun. blind-man's holiday: see BLIND adjective. half-holiday: see HALF-. high holiday: see HIGH adjective. make holiday arch. have a break from work. on holiday, on one's holidays in the course of a holiday or vacation. Roman holiday: see ROMAN adjective. take a holiday have a break from work. whole holiday: see WHOLE.
Comb.: holiday camp a camp for holiday-makers with accommodation, entertainment, and facilities on site; holiday centre a place with many tourist attractions; holiday home a house or second home where people may spend holidays; holiday loading Austral. an addition to holiday pay to compensate for lost overtime earnings; holiday-maker a person on holiday; holiday village a complex for holiday-makers with cottages, shops, entertainment, etc., on site.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a holiday; festive; idle, jesting. LME.
Shakespeare As You Like It They are but burs..thrown upon thee in holiday foolery.