Definitions for: heather

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
heather mixture: interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
Heather is a popular English and Scottish given name for girls. It simply means "heather" from the English word for the variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas. It is derived from Middle English hather. Heath can be used as a male given name. ...
The survival-horror video game series Silent Hill features a large cast of characters created by Konami's Team Silent.
"Heather" is a short (1:21) song that appears on the Beatles bootleg No. 3 Abbey Road N.W., but was actually recorded in January, 1969 by Paul McCartney (vocal and acoustic guitar) with Donovan (acoustic guitar and chorus) and Mary Hopkin (chorus) during the sessions for Hopkins' Postcard LP. ...
This is a list of characters in the Total Drama series of shows, a Canadian animated television series shown on Teletoon in Canada and on Cartoon Network in the United States. ...
Heather is a small volcanic crater filled with a crater lake in central Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Wilpower volcano chain, a late Tertiary north-south trending line of volcanoes formed as a result of fracturing of the North American lithosphere.
The third USS Sea Gull (SP-544) was a wooden yacht in the United States Navy.
Heathers is a 1989 black comedy film starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty. The film portrays four girls in a trend-setting clique at a fictional Ohio high school. The girls — three of whom are named Heather — rule the school through intimidation, contempt, and sex appeal.
An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers; The Ericaceae family; Various species of the genus Erica; Various species of the genus Cassiope; A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue; Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue
(Heathers) directed by Michael Lehmann, 1989
A yarn that is spun using pre-dyed fibers. These fibers are blended together to give a particular look. (For example, black and white may be blended together to create a gray heathered yarn.) The term, heather, may also be used to describe the fabric made from heathered yarns.
An effect created by blending two or different coloured yarns together to create a patterned effect. Can be useful in hiding dirt or camouflaging wear and tear.
small, evergreen shrub, usually associated with ‘heath’, q.v., though the words appear distinct: the old name is ‘hadder’; alternative name is ‘ling’
Common name for Calluna vulgaris found in Europe and the British Isles.
(n.): a conventionally pretty drag queen and member of the "popular" clique (see also booger)
Symbolizing admiration and good luck, heather is believed have protective powers.
Blended fibers combined to create a vari-colored effect; e.g. heather gray. Heathered fabric typically contains 3 fibers: cotton, polyester or rayon.
Wispy, long grass which sometimes borders the rough.
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Heather’s scientific name, “Calluna vulgaris,” comes from the Greek “Kallune,” meaning “to clean or brush,” and the Latin “vulgaris,” meaning “common,” as heather twigs were once used for making brooms. ...
A low shrub with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is called both heather, and ling. ...
Reminiscent of the aroma of heather.
A misty coloration which is achieved by twisting more than color together for additional color interest or more than one fiber type for textural interest. Examples: TLC Heathers and select Lion Wool Ease.
A yarn or fabric that has a slightly frosted or lighter cast due to white fibers being spun with dyed fibers into the base yarn.

Definitions for: quintal

a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
The quintal or centner, from Latin centenarius ("hundredlike"), is a historical unit of mass in many countries which is usually defined as 100 base units of either pounds or kilograms. If based on the pound, it is equivalent to the Imperial hundredweight.
A measure of weight originally equal to a hundred pounds; later, a hundredweight; One hundred kilograms
112 pounds, a traditional unit of weight for salt fish, pronounced 'kental'.
Unit of measurement for French cereals (1 quintal \x3d 100kg).
(q) Unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 100 kg.
weight unit of about 46 kg.
weight of 100 pounds