wickerwork

[ wik-er-wurk ]

/ ˈwɪk ərˌwɜrk /

noun

material or products consisting of plaited or woven twigs or osiers; articles made of wicker.

Origin of wickerwork

First recorded in 1705–15; wicker + work

Words nearby wickerwork

Wichita Falls, wick, wicked, wickedness, wicker, wickerwork, wicket, wicketkeeper, wicket maiden, wicking, wickiup

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Example sentences from the Web for wickerwork

His next contrivance was a carriage, the body of which was made of wickerwork.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
Then he felt the cover of the wickerwork trunk bend slightly and heard it creak.
Messengers of Evil|Pierre Souvestre
Getting out his knife with some difficulty, he began to hack at the wickerwork.
Messengers of Evil|Pierre Souvestre
The wickerwork was made of wattles, light and straight, and bent over at regular distances.
The Story of the Zulu Campaign|Waller Ashe

"A magician who lives on a mountain in a wickerwork castle," was the reply.
The Lost Princess of Oz|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for wickerwork

wickerwork

/ (ˈwɪkəˌwɜːk) /

noun

a material consisting of wicker
(as modifier)a wickerwork chair

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单词	wickerwork
释义	wickerwork [ wik-er-wurk ] / ˈwɪk ərˌwɜrk / noun material or products consisting of plaited or woven twigs or osiers; articles made of wicker. Origin of wickerwork First recorded in 1705–15; wicker + work Words nearby wickerwork Wichita Falls, wick, wicked, wickedness, wicker, wickerwork, wicket, wicketkeeper, wicket maiden, wicking, wickiup Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wickerwork His next contrivance was a carriage, the body of which was made of wickerwork. Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events\|S. Baring-Gould Then he felt the cover of the wickerwork trunk bend slightly and heard it creak. Messengers of Evil\|Pierre Souvestre Getting out his knife with some difficulty, he began to hack at the wickerwork. Messengers of Evil\|Pierre Souvestre The wickerwork was made of wattles, light and straight, and bent over at regular distances. The Story of the Zulu Campaign\|Waller Ashe "A magician who lives on a mountain in a wickerwork castle," was the reply. The Lost Princess of Oz\|L. Frank Baum British Dictionary definitions for wickerwork wickerwork / (ˈwɪkəˌwɜːk) / noun a material consisting of wicker (as modifier)a wickerwork chair 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
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