wicker
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
wicker
n 1: slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or
some canes); used for wickerwork
2: work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow
branches) [syn: {wicker}, {wickerwork}, {caning}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wicker \Wick"er\, n. [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to
AS. w[imac]can to give way. Cf. {Weak}.]
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1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork
and the like; a withe.
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2. Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket.
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Then quick did dress
His half milk up for cheese, and in a press
Of wicker pressed it. --Chapman.
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3. Same as 1st {Wike}. [Prov. Eng.]
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