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Holy Coat

of Treves, said to be the seamless coat of our Saviour. Deposited at Treves by the Empress Heleʹna, who discovered it in the fourth century.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Holland
Hollow
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Hollyhock
Holman (Lieutenant James)
Holophernes
Holy Alliance
Holy City
Holy Coat
Holy Communion (The)
Holy Family
Holy Isle
Holy Land (The)
Holy League (The)
Holy Orders
Holy Places
Holy Thursday
Holy Saturday
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