heirloom

== English == === Alternative forms === heir-loom === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English heirlome (“heirloom”, literally “a tool or article passed to one's heirs”). By surface analysis, heir +‎ loom. Displaced native Old English fæderġestrēon. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛə.luːm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛɚ.lum/, [ˈɛɹ.lum] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈeː.lʉːm/ Hyphenation: heir‧loom === Noun === heirloom (plural heirlooms) A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations. Synonym: patrimony (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. ==== Translations ==== === See also === (agriculture): heritage, landrace === Further reading === heirloom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === holorime