wicker

[ wik-er ]
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noun
  1. a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe.

  2. plaited or woven twigs or osiers as the material of baskets, chairs, etc.; wickerwork.

  1. something made of wickerwork, as a basket.

adjective
  1. consisting or made of wicker: a wicker chair.

  2. covered with wicker: a wicker jug.

Origin of wicker

1
1300–50; Middle English <Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish vikker willow. See weak

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British Dictionary definitions for wicker

wicker

/ (ˈwɪkə) /


noun
  1. a slender flexible twig or shoot, esp of willow

  2. short for wickerwork

adjective
  1. made, consisting of, or constructed from wicker

Origin of wicker

1
C14: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish viker, Danish viger willow, Swedish vika to bend

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