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heirloom Definition

heir·loom (erlo̵̅o̅m′)

noun

  1. a piece of personal property that goes to an heir along with an estate
  2. any treasured possession handed down from generation to generation

Etymology: ME heir lome: see heir & loom

heirloom Synonyms

heirloom

n.

heirloom Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • treasure: The " You Grew In My Heart " pendant is sure to become a treasured family heirloom.
  • become: Your signature frame will become a cherished family heirloom to be enjoyed for decades to come.
  • sell: Many middle class families had to sell family heirlooms to survive.
  • create: Made from exotic woods around the world, or create an heirloom with your own sentimental piece of wood.
  • have: Do you have a favorite family heirloom or something of historic interest that you would like to know a bit more about?
  • make: The late Iris Bancroft and the late Rex King made heirlooms available.

Adjective modifier

  • precious: These are precious heirlooms, created today to treasure tomorrow: the perfect present for the future.
  • beautiful: By using this book, a simple scrapbook will become a beautiful heirloom to be treasured forever.
  • priceless: A priceless family heirloom has been stolen and everyone in town is looking for it.
  • valuable: The edible seedcrops it was actively stewarding are among Earth's most valuable heirlooms and their reservoir of possible human benefits is absolutely vast.

Modifies a noun

  • tomato: Heirloom tomatoes sliced to do great feel lucky quot divided what then.
  • seed: To purchase our vegetable seeds we accept all major credit cards for fast, secure online ordering of our heirloom vegetable seeds.
  • variety: You may be growing an heirloom variety, which you grow every year.
  • baby: The Baby Gift Box Co. sells a hand knitted heirloom baby cot blanket designed exclusively by Little Badger.
  • vegetable: To purchase our vegetable seeds we accept all major credit cards for fast, secure online ordering of our heirloom vegetable seeds.
  • piece: Both these items will be heirloom pieces of the future.

Noun used with modifier

  • family: He took the coin collection, a family heirloom of Ms Ferguson's, to pay for his flight home.
  • orphan: You can find plenty of earlier orphan heirloom rescues on my website.

Preposition: of

future: Our toys will be well loved, well played with and treasured for ever - heirlooms of the future.

Preposition: for

generation: Send me your photo and I will draw for you a Pencil Portrait that will be admired and cherished as an heirloom for generations!

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