Heather
11Heather — /hedh euhr/, n. a female given name. * * * or Scotch heather Low evergreen shrub (Calluna vulgaris) of the heath family, widespread in western Europe and Asia, North America, and Greenland. It is the chief vegetation on many wastelands of… …
12Heather — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources, the first being a variant of Heath, which is a topographical name for someone who lived on a heath, derived from the Middle English (1200 1500) hethe , from the Old… …
13heather — šilinis viržis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis, medingas augalas (Calluna vulgaris), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje ir Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Calluna vulgaris angl. common heather; heather; ling; red …
14heather — Heath Heath (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[=e]tra field …
15Heather — noun from the English noun heather. Popular in the end of the 20th century. She struck his fancy that pretty girl with the quaint name: sweet Heather Bell, as Mr. Travers always called her …
16heather — UK [ˈheðə(r)] / US [ˈheðər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms heather : singular heather plural heathers a plant with small purple or white flowers that grows on hills and mountains …
17heather — heath•er [[t]ˈhɛð ər[/t]] n. 1) pln any of various heaths, esp. Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small pinkish purple flowers 2) clo (of a yarn or fabric color) subtly flecked or mottled: all cotton turtlenecks in your choice of… …
18heather — /ˈhɛðə / (say hedhuh) noun any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris (Scotch heather). See heath (def. 2). {blend of heath and obsolete hadder heather (origin uncertain) …
19heather — The idea that white heather is lucky reached England as part of a Victorian enthusiasm for Scottish traditions, and is now known everywhere. A winter flowering variety is deliberately grown for sale on Burns Night in January, and *Gypsies sell …
20heather — n. 1 an evergreen shrub, Calluna vulgaris, with purple bell shaped flowers. 2 any of various shrubs of the genus Erica or Daboecia, growing esp. on moors and heaths. Phrases and idioms: heather mixture 1 a fabric of mixed hues supposed to… …
