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Definitions for: Wicker [n] work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
[n] slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
Webster (1913) Definition: Wick"er, n. [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to
AS. w[=i]can to give way. Cf. Weak.]
1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork
and the like; a withe.
2. Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket.
Then quick did dress His half milk up for cheese,
and in a press Of wicker pressed it. --Chapman.
3. Same as 1st Wike. [Prov. Eng.]
Wick"er, a.
Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork.
Each one a little wicker basket had, Made of fine
twigs, entrail['e]d curiously. --Spenser.
Synonyms: caning, wickerwork
See Also: piece of work, wood, work
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