Withy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɪð.i/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Withy is a noun meaning An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
Meaning
An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
More Meanings
- A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe.
- (archaic) Flexible, like a withe.
Example Sentences
In the midst of the meadow was a space marked out with withies sixty paces either way for the wrastling ground.
I would work at my spells from dawn until dusk, dig up roots and forget to eat, harvest the withy stems and weave baskets till they piled to the ceiling.
The Merlons, to the end that they may be good, ought to be made of Earth, the most eaſie to be tempered that may be: And this Earth ought alſo to be mixed with Withy Twigs, or Brambles, provided they take Root, after which they are to be lined with good Turff.
Word Forms
- withies
- withier
- withiest
Synonyms for withy
Depending on context, synonyms include willow, flexible, withe.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include withe, wiery, whippy, withery, whispy, wispy.
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