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helliers

helliers is the plural of hellier.

Meaning of hellier

Noun

hellier (plural helliers)

  1. (obsolete) One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.
    • he that covereth the house with tile or slate, is from thence commonly called a helliera. 1655, James Ussher, An Answer to a Challenge made by a Jesuit in Ireland

Questions about helliers

What is helliers the plural of?
Helliers is the plural of hellier.

Words near helliers in the dictionary

  1. hellhounds
  2. hellhouse
  3. hellhouses
  4. Hellidon
  5. hellier
  6. helliers
  7. hellified
  8. Hellifield
  9. hellifies
  10. hellify
  11. hellifying

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