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withy
/ˈwɪð.i/
noun 2adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
mixed
VERB + WITHY
eat, end, harvest
WITHY + NOUN
brambles, twigs
PREP.
up, with
Definitions
noun
1
An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
2
A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe.
In the midst of the meadow was a space marked out with withies sixty paces either way for the wrastling ground.
adj
1
Flexible, like a withe.
The Merlons, to the end that they may be good, ought to be made of Earth, the most eaſie to be tempered that may be: And this Earth ought alſo to be mixed with Withy Twigs, or Brambles, provided they take Root, after which they are to be lined with good Turff.
I would work at my spells from dawn until dusk, dig up roots and forget to eat, harvest the withy stems and weave baskets till they piled to the ceiling.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — strong flexible twig
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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In the midst of the meadow was a space marked out with withies sixty paces either way for the wrastling ground.
Wiktionary02
The Merlons, to the end that they may be good, ought to be made of Earth, the most eaſie to be tempered that may be: And this Earth ought alſo to be mixed with Withy Twigs, or Brambles, provided they
Wiktionary03
I would work at my spells from dawn until dusk, dig up roots and forget to eat, harvest the withy stems and weave baskets till they piled to the ceiling.
Wiktionary04
When I come to the end of one withy, I pick up another, matching narrow end to narrow, and thick end to thick.
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