See Also: Hollow(medicine)
hollow(dictionary)
hollow(2)(dictionary)
hollow(1)(dictionary)
hollow wall(medicine)
hollow 3, verb(dictionary)
hollow 2, noun(dictionary)
hollow 1, adjective(dictionary)
hollow back(medicine)
hollow-ware(dictionary)

hollow(2) (iou)



hollow noun1.
[Old English holh obscurely rel. to hol HOLE noun1, HOLL noun. Re-formed M16 from the adjective (obsolete from early ME).]
A concave formation or place dug out or resembling one dug out; a depression on any surface; an internal cavity (with or without an opening), an empty space. OE.
in the hollow of one's hand fig. entirely subservient to one.
E. Bowen A large double bed with a hollow in the middle. E. O'Brien The hollows in his face made him seem thinner than he actually was.
spec. A depression on the earth's surface; a dip, a valley, a basin. ME.
K. Mansfield Down below in the hollow the little cottages were in deep shade.
Bookbinding. A strip of thick paper glued to the boards and back of a book in order to strengthen its spine. L19.
OXFORD hollow.