Gorse and grass
And heather, where his footsteps pass,
The brighter seem. --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
{Heather bell} (Bot.), one of the pretty subglobose flowers of two European kinds of heather ({Erica Tetralix}, and {Erica cinerea}). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Heather — ist ein weiblicher Vorname und Familienname. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Bekannte Namensträger 2.1 Familienname 2.2 Vorname … Deutsch Wikipedia
Heather B. — Heather B. (* 1971 als Heather B. Gardner in New Jersey, USA) ist eine US amerikanische Rapperin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und Werk 2 Diskografie 2.1 Alben 2.2 Singles … Deutsch Wikipedia
heather — [heth′ər] n. [altered (after HEATH) < ME (northern & Scot) haddyr, prob. < OE * hædre, parallel with clofre, clover, mædre, madder] any of various low growing plants of the heath family; esp., a plant (Calluna vulgaris) common in the… … English World dictionary
Heather — f English: from the word denoting the hardy, brightly coloured plant (Middle English hather; the spelling was altered in the 18th century as a result of folk etymological association with heath). The name was first used in the late 19th century;… … First names dictionary
heather — early 14c., hathir, from O.E. *hæddre, Scottish or northern England dialect name for Calluna vulgaris, probably altered by heath, but real connection to that word is unlikely [Liberman, OED]. Perhaps originally Celtic. As a fem. proper name… … Etymology dictionary
heather — ► NOUN ▪ a purple flowered heath typical of moors and heaths. DERIVATIVES heathery adjective. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Heather — [heth′ər] n. a feminine name … English World dictionary
Heather — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Heather est un prénom anglais. Le nom vient du moyen anglais, heth, « bruyère », qui donna aussi l’anglais Heath. Les variantes du prénom… … Wikipédia en Français
heather — heathered, adj. /hedh euhr/, n. 1. any of various heaths, esp. Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish purple flowers. adj. 2. (of a yarn or fabric color) subtly flecked or mottled: all cotton turtlenecks in your choice… … Universalium
Heather — /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… … Universalium
