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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Withy \With"y\, n.; pl. {Withies}. [OE. withe, wipi, AS.
w[imac]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow,
OHG. w[imac]da, Icel. v[imac]?ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow
twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. ?, and probably to L.
vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. [root]141. Cf.
{Wine}, {Withe}.]
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1. (Bot.) The osier willow ({Salix viminalis}). See {Osier},
n.
(a) .
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2. A withe. See {Withe}, 1.
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