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Heather
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- 1 Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue. not-comparable
- 1 A female given name from English. countable, uncountable
"She struck his fancy - that pretty girl with the quaint name: sweet Heather Bell, as Mr. Travers always called her. "The name was a fancy of her godfather, an eccentric bachelor," the lady explained. " She was the youngest of three daughters, and the other two were called, respectively, 'Lily' and 'Rose'. 'Call this one Heather,' said Mr. Stewart, who loved Scotland and her purple mountains, 'she will grow up like the heather, perhaps - strong, hardy, a wild flower, worth of a hundred of your garden rarities.'"
- 2 A surname from Middle English. countable, uncountable
- 3 A village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3910). countable, uncountable
- 4 An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable
- 1 An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers. countable, uncountable
"The cutting sides were gay with heather in bloom, and masses of dainty Scots bluebells, while patches of clear sky overhead were bringing life and colour to the sea."
- 2 interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color wordnet
- 3 A plant in the family Ericaceae. countable, uncountable
- 4 common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere wordnet
- 5 Various species of the genus Erica. countable, uncountable
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- 6 Various species of the genus Cassiope. countable, uncountable
- 7 A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue. countable, uncountable
- 8 The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).
From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).
From heather; the given name is one of the plant names taken up in the 19th century. The surname is habitational, also meaning someone living on a heath.
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