heathered
heathered Lexical Profile
heathered Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having a flecked, muted, or variegated appearance produced by interweaving yarns or fibers of different colors, typically grays, browns, or purples (especially of fabric, knitwear, or yarn).
"She wore a soft, heathered gray sweater that kept her warm during the autumn hike."
Covered or overgrown with heather plants (of hills, moors, or landscapes).
"The hikers followed a narrow trail winding across the heathered slopes of the Scottish Highlands."
• Rhymes for heathered
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from the noun 'heather' (derived from Middle English 'haddre', of northern British and Scottish origin) combined with the adjective-forming suffix '-ed', referring either to land covered in heather or to yarn mixed to resemble the variegated colors of heather moors.
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