heirloom
heir‧loom /ˈeəluːm $ ˈer-/ noun [countable]
heirloom adjective [only before noun]
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English DictionaryI. heir‧loom1 /ˈeəluːm $ ˈer-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: heir + loom 'tool' (10-19 centuries)]
a valuable object that has been owned by a family for many years and that is passed from the older members to the younger members:
a family heirloom [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. heirloom2 adjective [only before noun] an heirloom vegetable or plant is one of a kind that was first grown many years ago, and has now become rare or unusual
Synonym : heritage:
They sell many kinds of heirloom seeds. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsheirloom noun ADJ. family | ancient HEIRLOOM + VERB be passed down, come down The brooch is a family heirloom which came down to her from her great-grandmother. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲