- OSIER: MADE OF OSIERS
- [A]VIRGATUS (-A -UM)VIMINEUS (-A -UM)
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OSIER: MADE OF OSIERS
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Osier — O sier, a. Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers. This osier cage of ours. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vimineous — /vi min ee euhs/, adj. Bot. 1. of, like, or producing long, flexible shoots. 2. of or made of twigs. [1645 55; < L vimineus made of osiers, equiv. to vimin (s. of vimen) osier + eus EOUS] * * * … Universalium
wicker — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. twig, vimen, shoot, rod, osier, willow, withe, sallow; rattan, straw, buri, raffia; wicker ware. See crossing. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. straw plaited, straw woven, wicker work, roped, plaited,… … English dictionary for students
o|sier — «OH zhuhr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) a kind of willow with tough, flexible branches or shoots. b) one of these branches, used in weaving baskets or other wickerwork. SYNONYM(S): withe. 2. any one of various shrubby dogwoods of North America.… … Useful english dictionary
Willow — Salix redirects here. For other uses, see Salix (disambiguation). Osier redirects here. For the ghost town, see Osier, Colorado. For other uses, see Willow (disambiguation). Willow Salix alba Vitellina Tristis … Wikipedia
basketry — /bas ki tree, bah ski /, n. 1. baskets collectively; basketwork. 2. the art or process of making baskets. [1850 55; BASKET + RY] * * * Art and craft of making containers and other objects from interwoven flexible fibres such as grasses, twigs,… … Universalium
wickerwork — /wik euhr werrk /, n. material or products consisting of plaited or woven twigs or osiers; articles made of wicker. [1705 15; WICKER + WORK] * * * ▪ furniture furniture made of real or simulated osier (rods or twigs). The Egyptians made… … Universalium
wicker — /wik euhr/, n. 1. a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe. 2. plaited or woven twigs or osiers as the material of baskets, chairs, etc.; wickerwork. 3. something made of wickerwork, as a basket. adj. 4. consisting or made of wicker: a wicker chair.… … Universalium
wicker — wick•er [[t]ˈwɪk ər[/t]] n. 1) a slender, pliant twig; osier 2) fur plaited or woven twigs or osiers as the material of baskets, chairs, etc.; wickerwork 3) fur something made of wickerwork, as a basket 4) fur consisting or made of wicker: a… … From formal English to slang
