heirloom
English
/ˈɛə.luːm/, /ˈɛəɹ.lum/
noun
Definitions
- A valued possession that has been pass passed down through the generations.
- (horticulture) 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.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English heirlome (heirloom, a tool article passed to one's heirs) compound from English heir + English loom.
Origin
English
loom
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autoloom English
- broadloom English
- coheir English
- disheir English
- drawloom English
- handloom English
- heir English
- heirdom English
- heiress English
- heirhood English
- heirless English
- heirship English
- loom English
- loomless English
- loomworks English
- unheired English
- warkloom English
- workloom English
- heir Middle English
- heirlome Middle English
- lome Middle English