Heirloom
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Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law orspecial custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; anypiece of personal property that has been in a family for severalgenerations.Woe to him whose daring hand profanes The honored heirlooms of hisancestors. Moir.
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Something, like a piece of [jewellery] or an [antique], that has been passed down in a family line. These things often have great sentimental value, whether they are worth a lot of money or not.
[Heir] - a descendant
[Loom] - a tool -
a valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years:
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