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heather

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
heather /ˈhɛðɚ/ noun
plural heathers
heather
/ˈhɛðɚ/
noun
plural heathers
Learner's definition of HEATHER
[count]
: a low-growing plant of northern areas that has small leaves and tiny white or purplish-pink flowers帚石楠
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heather

1 of 2

noun

heath·​er ˈhe-t͟hər How to pronounce heather (audio)
: heath sense 2a
especially : a common Eurasian heath (Calluna vulgaris) of northern and alpine regions that has small crowded sessile leaves and racemes of tiny usually purplish-pink flowers and is naturalized in the northeastern U.S.

heather

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Noun
The couple's wedding favors, meanwhile, were made up of individual posies of myrtle and white Balmoral heather. Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2022 Wearing a pair of heather gray briefs and a matching scoop neck bra with a cutout in the middle, her look upped the game for stay-at-home ensembles. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022 Color is key Black, white and heather grey are staples. Felicity Carter, Forbes, 2 June 2022 The landscape here offers a glimpse into a Scotland before rampant deforestation, before sheep farming and deer hunting kept the hillsides covered with heather. Cathleen O'grady, The Atlantic, 20 May 2022 But locals tell me that heather can grow long in the summer. Scott Kramer, Forbes, 8 May 2022 The landscape at Glenfeshie is now covered with juniper, heather and a wide variety of moss. New York Times, 5 May 2022 With 3,145 5-star ratings, Champion's cotton jersey five-inch inseam shorts are a crowd favorite in gray, heather, or black. Daria Smith, Southern Living, 3 June 2021 The best beaches are found by following a coastal path to the opposite side of the island, past wild flowers and mounds of heather. Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
Adjective
The pillows and blankets, which range in price from $275–$345 to $595–$695, respectively, come in off-white, heather taupe, coastal, and charcoal. Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 28 July 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English (northern) hather

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heather was in the 14th century
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