different between heather vs leather

English

Alternative forms

• hadder (dialectal)
• hether, hather (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *h?ddre and h?þ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h?ð?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?ð?/
• Rhymes: -?ð?(?)
• Hyphenation: heath?er

Noun

heather (countable and uncountable, plural heathers)

1. (botany) An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
2. (botany) The Ericaceae family.
3. (botany) Various species of the genus Erica.
4. (botany) Various species of the genus Cassiope.
5. A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.

6. (textiles) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.

Synonyms

• (Calluna vulgaris): ling

Related terms

• heath

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Colors

Further reading

• heather on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ericaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ericaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Translations

Adjective

heather (not comparable)

1. Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.

Anagrams

• heareth

English

Etymology

From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-Germanic *leþr? (“leather”), borrowing from Proto-Celtic *?litro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pl?tro-. Cognate with West Frisian leare (“leather”), Low German Leder (“leather”), Dutch leder, leer (“leather”), German Leder (“leather”), Danish læder (“leather”), Swedish läder (“leather”), Icelandic leður (“leather”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l?ð?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l?ð?/
• Rhymes: -?ð?(?)

Noun

leather (countable and uncountable, plural leathers)

1. A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
2. A piece of the above used for polishing.
3. (colloquial) A cricket ball or football.
4. (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
5. (baseball) A good defensive play

   Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.

6. (boxing) A punch.
7. (dated, humorous) The skin.

Hyponyms

(types of leather): chagrin, cordovan, cordwain, galuchat, maroquin, morocco, morocco leather, shagreen, sharkskin, taw

Translations

Adjective

leather (not comparable)

1. Made of leather.
2. Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.

Translations

Verb

leather (third-person singular simple present leathers, present participle leathering, simple past and past participle leathered)

1. (transitive) To cover with leather.
2. (transitive) To strike forcefully.

   He leathered the ball all the way down the street.

3. (transitive) To beat with a leather belt or strap.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Tar Heel, Tarheel, haltere, lethera