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Withy   Listen
noun
Withy  n.  (pl. withies)  
1.
(Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a).
2.
A withe. See Withe, 1.





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"Withy" Quotes from Famous Books



... generally to the south of the church, to supply green for the decoration of churches at the great festivals; this tree being an emblem of immortality. It is a heathen prejudice which regards it as mournful. It is not probable yews were used as palms; the traditional name given to the withy showing that this was used in ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 • Various
... many minor purposes; the brushwood or tops that are cut every now and then make thatching sticks and faggots; sometimes hedges are made of a kind of willow wicker-work for enclosing gardens. It is, however, the plantations of withy or osier that are most important. The willow grows so often in or near to water that in common opinion the association cannot be too complete. But in the arrangement of an osier-bed water is utilised, ...
— Hodge and His Masters • Richard Jefferies


Words linked to "Withy" :   sprig, osier


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