heather

[ heth-er ]

/ ˈhɛð ər /

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noun

any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish-purple flowers.

adjective

(of a yarn or fabric color) subtly flecked or mottled: all-cotton turtlenecks in your choice of five solid colors plus heather gray and heather green.

Origin of heather

1300–50; spelling variant of hether, earlier hedder, hadder, hather,Middle English hathir; akin to heath

OTHER WORDS FROM heather

heathered, adjective

Words nearby heather

heathen, heathendom, heathenish, heathenism, heathenize, heather, heathery, heath family, heathfowl, heath grass, heath hen

Definition for heather (2 of 2)

Heather

[ heth-er ]

/ ˈhɛð ər /

noun

a female given name.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for heather

Cal Poly Pomona student Heather DeCosta described it as “kind of just boxing us in at all four sides of the street.”
Dispatch From USC Protests over Ferguson|Maya Richard Craven|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No one cut the interview short and, as Heather helpfully pointed out, “You are free to leave.”
North Korea’s Propaganda Art Exhibit in London|Nico Hines|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before Lehman, she told me in 2010, was a nine-year relationship with a guy with one leg: “My Heather Mills,” Rivers called him.
Joan Rivers: 'Death Is Like Plastic Surgery'|Tim Teeman|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Check out this fine sampling from the likes of Karen Shirely, Margalit Fox, and the most-talented, Heather Lende.
The Day the Fairytale Died|Marilyn Johnson|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 2007, Heather Mills—an amputee and alpine skier (and yes, the former wife of Paul McCartney)—danced on the show.
How Paralympian Amy Purdy Dances Like a Star|Rose Eveleth|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"We cam' over the heather licht foot as hares," said Kate McGhie.
The Men of the Moss-Hags|S. R. Crockett
And if you'll only let me look at the sea and the mountains and the heather the Chester cloud will go right away.
The Incredible Honeymoon|E. Nesbit
There were clouds over the heather moon—that sweet, kind moon which I used to say was the best of the year for falling in love.
The Heather-Moon|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
I got heather and I made a rubber of it, and I set him upright in the caldron.
Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales|Various
He set the stone down under the heather and drew the trigger over it.
Back o' the Moon|Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for heather

heather

/ (ˈhɛðə) /

noun

Also called: ling, heath a low-growing evergreen Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Calluna vulgaris, that grows in dense masses on open ground and has clusters of small bell-shaped typically pinkish-purple flowers

any of certain similar plants

a purplish-red to pinkish-purple colour

adjective

of a heather colour

of or relating to interwoven yarns of mixed coloursheather mixture

Derived forms of heather

heathered, adjectiveheathery, adjective

Word Origin for heather

C14: originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from heath

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	heather
释义	heather [ heth-er ] / ˈhɛð ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR heather ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish-purple flowers. adjective (of a yarn or fabric color) subtly flecked or mottled: all-cotton turtlenecks in your choice of five solid colors plus heather gray and heather green. Origin of heather 1300–50; spelling variant of hether, earlier hedder, hadder, hather,Middle English hathir; akin to heath OTHER WORDS FROM heather heathered, adjective Words nearby heather heathen, heathendom, heathenish, heathenism, heathenize, heather, heathery, heath family, heathfowl, heath grass, heath hen Definition for heather (2 of 2) Heather [ heth-er ] / ˈhɛð ər / noun a female given name. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heather Cal Poly Pomona student Heather DeCosta described it as “kind of just boxing us in at all four sides of the street.” Dispatch From USC Protests over Ferguson\|Maya Richard Craven\|November 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST No one cut the interview short and, as Heather helpfully pointed out, “You are free to leave.” North Korea’s Propaganda Art Exhibit in London\|Nico Hines\|November 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Before Lehman, she told me in 2010, was a nine-year relationship with a guy with one leg: “My Heather Mills,” Rivers called him. Joan Rivers: 'Death Is Like Plastic Surgery'\|Tim Teeman\|September 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Check out this fine sampling from the likes of Karen Shirely, Margalit Fox, and the most-talented, Heather Lende. The Day the Fairytale Died\|Marilyn Johnson\|July 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In 2007, Heather Mills—an amputee and alpine skier (and yes, the former wife of Paul McCartney)—danced on the show. How Paralympian Amy Purdy Dances Like a Star\|Rose Eveleth\|April 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST "We cam' over the heather licht foot as hares," said Kate McGhie. The Men of the Moss-Hags\|S. R. Crockett And if you'll only let me look at the sea and the mountains and the heather the Chester cloud will go right away. The Incredible Honeymoon\|E. Nesbit There were clouds over the heather moon—that sweet, kind moon which I used to say was the best of the year for falling in love. The Heather-Moon\|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson I got heather and I made a rubber of it, and I set him upright in the caldron. Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales\|Various He set the stone down under the heather and drew the trigger over it. Back o' the Moon\|Oliver Onions British Dictionary definitions for heather heather / (ˈhɛðə) / noun Also called: ling, heath a low-growing evergreen Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Calluna vulgaris, that grows in dense masses on open ground and has clusters of small bell-shaped typically pinkish-purple flowers any of certain similar plants a purplish-red to pinkish-purple colour adjective of a heather colour of or relating to interwoven yarns of mixed coloursheather mixture Derived forms of heather heathered, adjectiveheathery, adjective Word Origin for heather C14: originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from heath Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to heather dusty, drab, grey, silvery, stone, lead, slate, neutral, pearly, powder, iron, dappled, shaded, clouded, ash, silvered, oyster, ashen, dingy, dusky
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heather

noun

adjective

Origin of heather

OTHER WORDS FROM heather

Words nearby heather

Definition for heather (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for heather

British Dictionary definitions for heather

noun

adjective

Derived forms of heather

Word Origin for heather

Words related to heather