withe

[ with, with, wahyth ]

/ wɪθ, wɪð, waɪð /

noun

a willow twig or osier.

any tough, flexible twig or stem suitable for binding things together.

an elastic handle for a tool, to lessen shock occurring in use.

a partition dividing flues of a chimney.

verb (used with object), withed, with·ing.

to bind with withes.

Origin of withe

before 1000; Middle English, Old English withthe; akin to Old Norse vīthirwithy, Gothic kunawida chain, Latin viēre to weave together

Words nearby withe

withdrawal symptoms, withdrawal syndrome, withdrawing room, withdrawn, withdrew, withe, wither, witherite, withe rod, wither on the vine, withers

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Example sentences from the Web for withe

She put the final cluster into the bunch in hand, and began to wind a withe of sweet-grass around the stems.
April Hopes|William Dean Howells
I got up, cut a withe of bamboo, and made her fast to a root.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction|Various
You find a man hanging by a gad (withe), and you cut him down to save him.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
He wor skeert wi his own thinkins, an th' cowd gripped him i' th' in'ards, an twisted him as yo may twist a withe of hay—Aye!
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward

Others are used in handles, either fastened with gum, or consisting of a withe passed round the stone and tied underneath.
The Evolution of Culture|Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers

British Dictionary definitions for withe

withe

/ (wɪθ, wɪð, waɪð) /

noun

a strong flexible twig, esp of willow, suitable for binding things together; withy

a band or rope of twisted twigs or stems

a handle made of elastic material, fitted on some tools to reduce the shock during use

a wall with a thickness of half a brick, such as a leaf of a cavity wall, or a division between two chimney flues

verb

(tr) to bind with withes

Word Origin for withe

Old English withthe; related to Old Norse vithja, Old High German witta, widi, Gothic wida

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

单词	withe
释义	withe [ with, with, wahyth ] / wɪθ, wɪð, waɪð / noun a willow twig or osier. any tough, flexible twig or stem suitable for binding things together. an elastic handle for a tool, to lessen shock occurring in use. a partition dividing flues of a chimney. verb (used with object), withed, with·ing. to bind with withes. Origin of withe before 1000; Middle English, Old English withthe; akin to Old Norse vīthirwithy, Gothic kunawida chain, Latin viēre to weave together Words nearby withe withdrawal symptoms, withdrawal syndrome, withdrawing room, withdrawn, withdrew, withe, wither, witherite, withe rod, wither on the vine, withers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for withe She put the final cluster into the bunch in hand, and began to wind a withe of sweet-grass around the stems. April Hopes\|William Dean Howells I got up, cut a withe of bamboo, and made her fast to a root. The Spinner's Book of Fiction\|Various You find a man hanging by a gad (withe), and you cut him down to save him. English As We Speak It in Ireland\|P. W. Joyce He wor skeert wi his own thinkins, an th' cowd gripped him i' th' in'ards, an twisted him as yo may twist a withe of hay—Aye! The History of David Grieve\|Mrs. Humphry Ward Others are used in handles, either fastened with gum, or consisting of a withe passed round the stone and tied underneath. The Evolution of Culture\|Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers British Dictionary definitions for withe withe / (wɪθ, wɪð, waɪð) / noun a strong flexible twig, esp of willow, suitable for binding things together; withy a band or rope of twisted twigs or stems a handle made of elastic material, fitted on some tools to reduce the shock during use a wall with a thickness of half a brick, such as a leaf of a cavity wall, or a division between two chimney flues verb (tr) to bind with withes Word Origin for withe Old English withthe; related to Old Norse vithja, Old High German witta, widi, Gothic wida 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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