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Meanings of heather mixture in English

Interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color.

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Examples for "heather"
Examples for "heather"
1
Birds whirred from the heather and the cuckoo was in the wood.
Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
2
They sat down on the side of the moor in the heather.
Mary Olivier: a Life
3
The heather showed burning red against the deep blue of the sky.
Invisible Links
4
The nestlings went flapping and stumbling through the roots of the heather.
Mary Olivier: a Life
5
Firstly, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, to beat good Irish heather honey.
The Irish Times
Usage of heather mixture in English
1
I shaved off the remnants of my moustache, and got inside an ancient suit of what I believe is called heather mixture.
The Thirty-Nine Steps
2
The Scotchman, clad in inch-thick heather mixture, was already discussing with all whom he could buttonhole the possibilities of a ship's concert.
The Nest Builder: A Novel
3
No remotest glimmer of doubt, or even of astonishment, showed itself in the steady glance of Tempest's " heather mixture" eyes.
The Vision of Desire