Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A simplified spelling of heather.

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  • noun Obsolete spelling of heather.
  • adverb Obsolete spelling of hither.
  • adverb Obsolete spelling of helder.

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Examples

  • The court went on to say that “[w] hether using uncertified products was an ‘honest mistake,’ is not a representation of fact upon which consumer reliance would be induced.”

    Archive 2009-09-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • The court went on to say that “[w] hether using uncertified products was an ‘honest mistake,’ is not a representation of fact upon which consumer reliance would be induced.”

    Red and green lights for traffic false advertising claims Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • Related These Families Shop When Aid Arrives The ability of companies to sustain such price increases may sway how the Federal Reserve views the health of the economy, and potentially figure in its decision on w hether another big round of stimulus is needed.

    Gingerly, Retailers Try to Pass Along Higher Costs Liam Pleven 2010

  • Turning points in history, in the life of a nation, are created by those who show up. hether we like them or not, the people in these Occupy camps around the country, are showing up and asking for us to join them in fighting for the soul of our nation.

    Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Occupy Thanksgiving Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2011

  • [W] hether a form of cap will now apply to all forms of housing benefit.

    Housing crisis: Westminster letters (2) Dave Hill 2010

  • Turning points in history, in the life of a nation, are created by those who show up. hether we like them or not, the people in these Occupy camps around the country, are showing up and asking for us to join them in fighting for the soul of our nation.

    Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Occupy Thanksgiving Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2011

  • I have to admit, hether success or failure, Favreau knows how to play this game pretty well.

    Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn Reteam for Couples Retreat | /Film 2008

  • W hether or not I'm on the subcommittee, we wouldn't know until December.

    Chaffetz may not oversee D.C. afterall Martin Austermuhle 2010

  • "[W] hether or not today's and other recent reports overstate the case, the improving trend of the labor market after the autumn/winter carnage cannot be denied."

    Garrett Johnson: "These Jobs Are Not Coming Back" 2009

  • In any case, it is left to the reader's judgment "[w] hether Alcide was as irresistible a conqueror as his namesake, or whether he was simply crazy" (226).

    Alexis Soyer and the Rise of the Celebrity Chef 2007

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