This old grandfather clock is a family heirloom.
The Arkansas black apple—one of the more exotic of the heirloom varieties—is now growing in California; heirloom tomatoes.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
heir·loom — /ˈeɚˌluːm/ noun, pl looms [count] 1 : a valuable object that is owned by a family for many years and passed from one generation to another a priceless family heirloom 2 US : an old type of plant that is still available because individual people… … Useful english dictionary
loom — loom; loom·ery; wark·loom; heir·loom; … English syllables
heir — co·heir; heir; heir·dom; heir·ess; heir·less; heir·ship; heir·loom; … English syllables
heir — /er/ See heirs @ heir apparent An heir whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive the ancestor; as in England the eldest son, or his issue, who must, by the course of the common law, be heir to the father whenever he happens… … Black's law dictionary
heir — /er/ See heirs @ heir apparent An heir whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive the ancestor; as in England the eldest son, or his issue, who must, by the course of the common law, be heir to the father whenever he happens… … Black's law dictionary
heirloom — heir·loom … English syllables
heirloom — heir•loom [[t]ˈɛərˌlum[/t]] n. 1) a family possession handed down from generation to generation 2) law Law. property neither personal nor real that descends to the heir of an estate as part of the real property 3) being an old variety that is… … From formal English to slang
heirloom — heir|loom [ˈeəlu:m US ˈer ] n [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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
heirloom — heir|loom [ er,lum ] noun count a valuable or special possession that has belonged to one family for many years … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Heirloom — Heir loom , n. [Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of implement, tool. See {Loom} the frame.] Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
