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n. - Interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color; Common Old World plant represented by many varieties.

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  • Adjective : all-cotton turtlenecks in your choice of five solid colors plus heather gray and heather green
  • We also discovered during lunch that heather is very comfortable to sit on.
  • The 'county set' have tailored things made out of fine suiting-cloth in heather shades and stripes.
  • The only place on the heath where the heather is not all-powerful is a low, stony ridge which crosses it.
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