亚洲网紅露点

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heather

1

[ heth-er ]

noun

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


adjective

  1. (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.

Heather

2

[ heth-er ]

noun

  1. a female given name.

heather

/ 藞丑蓻冒蓹 /

noun

  1. Also calledlingheath 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
  2. any of certain similar plants
  3. a purplish-red to pinkish-purple colour
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of a heather colour
  2. of or relating to interwoven yarns of mixed colours

    heather mixture

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞丑别补迟丑别谤别诲, adjective
  • 藞丑别补迟丑别谤测, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 丑别补迟丑顎侥谤别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of heather1

1300鈥50; spelling variant of hether, earlier hedder, hadder, hather, Middle English hathir; akin to heath
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of heather1

C14: originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from heath
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The wild, flat landscapes dotted with gorse and heather are known for their wildlife, including rare species like the sand lizard, woodlark and silver-studded blue butterfly.

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Upland heathland is characterised by the presence of low-growing shrubs, such as heather.

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People who manage land may burn gorse in a controlled manner to clear land for other purposes, and burn heather to encourage new shoots that are more palatable to game birds.

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Due to the area being "a foot of snow over steep bouldery heather" the Rescue 912 helicopter from Humberside Airport was called.

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Images show areas of rough covered in heather, with the course perched on the beach, yards from the North Sea.

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