heather
heather Lexical Profile
heather Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having a mottled, flecked, or mixed appearance, typically produced by weaving together different colored yarns.
"She wore a comfortable heather gray sweatshirt during her morning run in the park."
• noun
A low-growing evergreen shrub native to Eurasia, characterized by small, bell-shaped purplish-pink flowers and scale-like leaves, commonly found dominating moorlands and heathlands.
"We hiked for miles across the Scottish highlands, surrounded by sweeping hills covered in blooming heather."
A fabric or yarn interwoven with mixed colors to produce a flecked or mottled appearance.
"The catalog featured a line of autumn sweaters knit in soft autumn heather."
A muted purplish-pink color resembling the flowers of the heather plant.
"The artist painted the twilight sky in soft shades of heather and lavender."
• Rhymes for heather
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'hather', possibly rooted in Old English 'hǣddre'. The spelling was later altered in the 14th century by association with the related word 'heath'.
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