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[ wik-er ] / ˈwɪk ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wicker ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna slender, pliant twig; osier; withe. plaited or woven twigs or osiers as the material of baskets, chairs, etc.; wickerwork. something made of wickerwork, as a basket. adjectiveconsisting or made of wicker: a wicker chair. covered with wicker: a wicker jug. Origin of wicker1300–50; Middle English <Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish vikker willow. See weak Words nearby wickerWichita, Wichita Falls, wick, wicked, wickedness, wicker, wickerwork, wicket, wicketkeeper, wicket maiden, wicking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wickerThe large bottle is served slightly on its side in a wicker basket so the sediment can sink to the bottom. Look Out! There’s a Craft-Beer Revolution Taking Over France|Jeff Campagna|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Could a mind-boggling vendetta be behind the ricin letters sent to Obama and Wicker? Paul Kevin Curtis and J. Everett Dutschke: Epic Feud and Ricin Letters|Winston Ross|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST A blue suitcase and a wicker basket had been stacked on top of her body. Does Jeffrey MacDonald Belong in Jail?|Megan McArdle|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST I do not remember Sen. Wicker ever approaching the Democrats in good faith and attempting to build that metaphorical bridge. An Open Letter to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker||November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As I said earlier, Sen. Wicker has now won re-election on Tuesday by a comfortable margin. An Open Letter to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker||November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST The man in the wicker chair was looking at them, a half smile on his lips. Spring Street|James H. Richardson The girl stretched herself out on the swinging couch, and the youth took his seat on a wicker chair close beside her. Victor Ollnee's Discipline|Hamlin Garland Piles of wicker baskets were loaded with huge yellow cheeses, and there were many copper milk pails and bowls brimful of whey. The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull The Plaza was full of people, women talking under the stiff palms, and men sitting on wicker chairs on the hotel piazza opposite. The Belted Seas|Arthur Colton Nanty dropped gracefully into a wicker basket-chair, and settled her mauve taffeta gown comfortably and elegantly. Dimbie and I--and Amelia|Mabel Barnes-Grundy
British Dictionary definitions for wicker
nouna slender flexible twig or shoot, esp of willow short for wickerwork adjectivemade, consisting of, or constructed from wicker Word Origin for wickerC14: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish viker, Danish viger willow, Swedish vika to bend Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |