Heirloom

Word HEIRLOOM
Character 8
Hyphenation heir loom
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Heirloom"

What do we mean by heirloom?

A valued possession passed down in a family through succeeding generations. noun

An article of personal property that passes by custom along with the estate to an heir, instead of being subject to the executor of the estate. noun

A cultivar of a vegetable or fruit that is open-pollinated and is not grown widely for commercial purposes. An heirloom often exhibits a distinctive characteristic such as superior flavor or unusual coloration. noun

In English law, a personal chattel that, contrary to the nature of chattels, by special custom descends to an heir with the inheritance, being such a thing as cannot be separated from the estate without injury to it, as jewels of the crown, charters, deeds, and the like. The term is sometimes loosely applied to personal property left by will or settled so as to descend like an heirloom proper; such property is distinctively called an heirloom by devise or a quasi-heirloom. noun

Hence Any personal possession that passes from generation to generation in a family or a community; any article or characteristic transmitted by ancestors. noun

Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations. noun

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations. noun

A crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation. noun

Something that has been in a family for generations noun

(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance noun

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Heirloom

The word "heirloom" in example sentences

You've probably heard of the term heirloom somewhere before (my guess is having to do with antiques or tomatoes) -- Griffith calls it something that will not only last through your lifetime and into the next generation, but that you also want to keep that long because it's beautiful, functional, and timeless. ❋ Kristinsponsler (2010)

I've also become very interested in heirloom seeds. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Your most precious family heirloom is the shotgun used at your grandparents 'wedding. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Other gifts are given as investments - an heirloom is essentially a saftey deposit against hard times in the future or a down payment on a house, car or holiday. ❋ Jonathan (2005)

This was inspired by a magnificent calendar stone, which still stands as an heirloom from the Aztecs, whose calendar was based on the conjunctions of ❋ Unknown (1990)

An excrescent t survives in a number of words, e. g., onc’t, twic’t, clos’t, wisht (for wish) and chanc’t; it is an heirloom from the English of two centuries ago. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)

If the perspective of the longevity of an instrument's "working life" is taken into consideration, the short time to seek out and find a Luthier that will have the ability and appreciation to make the heirloom is short indeed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The name heirloom refers to how the seeds of some tomato varieties were passed on for generations, and there's widespread agreement among tomato lovers that heirloom tomatoes are often more flavorful than hybrid varieties. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I don't get it, but I love it. mentioned back in June that BtA items would be a good move, and adding the name heirloom gives them a real tang of flavour and a reason to be. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Having a piece your family’s heirloom is special, not to mention cheaper than buying something brand new. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Check out, too, the pretty, flavorful and generally expensive so-called heirloom beans, which are available at natural food stores or by mail order. ❋ Mark Bittman (2010)

In the 1970s, Kent Whealy of the Seed Savers Exchange—who popularized the idea of heirloom fruits and vegetables—started getting requests for Moon and Stars watermelon seeds, a particularly sweet variety that had been popular in the 1920s. ❋ Adam Leith Gollner (2008)

You need to find what they now call heirloom tomatoes, full rich red organic tomatoes, to get all that thick rich red lycopene into your system. ❋ The Daily Growler (2006)

Our favorite salad cucumbers include Boothby Blond a Maine heirloom, which is yellow with black spines; the lemon cucumber, also yellow and lemon shaped; and the long, striped Armenian cucumber, which looks more like a zucchini. ❋ Clark Frasier (2003)

And the same growers who made baby beets available also led the revival of so-called heirloom vegetables, varieties that, although unusually beautiful and delicious, weren't well-suited to mass commercial cultivation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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