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heather mixture

heather mixture

7.5
Fabric made from mixed yarns that has a soft, speckled look
  • noun
translation icon : mezcla de heather
  • She chose a sweater knitted from heather mixture for its soft, subtle tones.

Examples

  • Many scarves this season feature a heather mixture that pairs easily with different outfits.

  • The jacket's heather mixture gives it a unique, understated style.

  • Wow! This heather mixture looks amazing!

  • This heather mixture looks beautiful!

  • Many scarves this season feature a heather mixture that pairs easily with different outfits.

  • She chose a sweater knitted from heather mixture for its soft, subtle tones.

  • The jacket's heather mixture gives it a unique, understated style.

Synonyms

heather
vsheather mixture
3 6.3

A yarn or fabric made from mixed color fibers that gives a soft speckled look

has the same meaning but is the variant used in this entry
melange yarn
vsheather mixture
  • Specialized
7.6

A yarn that combines at least two different fibers or colors

focuses on color mixing and muted greyish flecks rather than fiber type

How Blended

melange yarn
  • Specialized
7.6
heather mixture
7.5

Surface Forms

heather mixture singular
heather mixtures plural

Morphology

heather + mixture

The phrase is compositionally built from 'heather' (a flecked yarn or colour effect) + 'mixture' (a combination), so its meaning — a fabric or yarn made from mixed heather colours — is directly derivable from the parts. This follows ordinary noun+noun/attributive patterns in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.

Etymology

Heather mixture comes from the plant heather, which grows on hills with many tiny flowers in mixed, soft colors, and cloth makers mixed small bits of different yarn to copy that speckled, blended look. So today heather mixture means yarn or fabric with a 'soft', 'greyish' or 'blended' mix of colors.