Plural of heirloom

Forms of heirloom

Heirlooms in a sentence

• My last trip to the market barely yielded enough unmealy heirlooms for a couple of salads.2009 August 19, Melissa Clark, “Plums Rescue a Seasonal Favorite”, in New York Times
• In a paper published Thursday in the journal Science, a team of researchers say they analyzed the genetic code of nearly 400 varieties of tomatoes ― from the common red supermarket types to the funky heirlooms found in farmers markets.2017 January 26, Nick Visser, “Scientists Say Something Is Very Wrong With The Tomato”, in HuffPost
• It was very distressing to him, this dispersal of the family heirlooms.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards…. From the entry accentuation
• "Here are my family heirlooms—a few decent pearls, my grandfather's collection of camei and other trifles—but who—?"1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados. From the entry camei
• Some hundred million women wear diamonds, while millions of others keep them in safe-deposit boxes or strongboxes as family heirlooms.1982 February, Edward Jay Epstein, “Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?”, in William Whitworth, editor, The Atlantic Monthly…. From the entry hundred million

Meaning of heirloom

1. noun A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
2. noun 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.

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Questions about the plural of heirloom

What is the plural of heirloom?

The plural of heirloom is heirlooms.

Is heirloom countable?

Heirloom is a countable noun.