withy
/ˈwɪði
/(also withe)
noun (plural withies or withes)
1A tough, flexible branch of an osier or other willow, used for tying, binding, or basketry: it is fixed with withies tied to the common rafters [as modifier]: a withy basket...
- There his mean-spirited Uncle Stan and his kinder but stroke-stricken Aunt Flor live mainly by gathering withies for basket-making, but are now on the edge of destitution.
- This was done with thin strips of wood and bark, fine branches from trees such as hazel or willow withies, and reeds.
- The village of Stoke St Gregory is at the centre of the withy beds.
1.1 another term for osier.The bat was a ‘staff’ made of withy about 3 1/2 feet long....
- HUIA 2002 Marlborough Medium bodied withy earthy smoky flavours which remind me of Lapsang Souchong tea.
Origin
Old English wīthig, of Germanic origin; related to German Weide.
Rhymes
- Aquidneck
- aquifer
- Aquila
- aquilegia
- aquiline
- Aquinas, St Thomas
- Aquitaine
- Aquitaine, Eleanor of
- self-cancelling
- self-catering
- self-censorship
- self-centred
- self-centredly
- self-centredness
- self-certificate
- self-certification
- self-certify
- self-checkout
- self-cleaning
- self-closing
- self-cocking
- self-colour
- self-coloured
- self-command
- self-compatible