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- heatheriness noun
Etymology
Origin of heathery
Example Sentences
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So does Jane, who has arranged some low, heathery sprigs in a small vase for lunchtime.
From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2019
The camouflaged hunting outfit in heathery tones: smock, trousers, heavy duty boots, balaclava.
From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2018
Maybe if we Scots campaign harder and make a nice heathery movie about Robert Burns's coastal childhood, we could challenge their preconceptions, change their ideas.
From The Guardian • Jan. 26, 2011
One of the most dynamic looks was a slim jumper in a heathery tartan with short sleeves in a sheer black stretch fabric and a two-inch-wide panel down the sides in the same sheer fabric.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2010
When Tristran looked back the way they had come there was no sign of any wood at all; the way behind them was purple-headed, heathery hills.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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