osiered
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a word derived from
osier.
osiernounany of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
Example Sentences
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And that is why There hangs in the convent church a basket Of osiered silver, a holy casket, And treasured therein A dried snake-skin.
From Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell
Round it are grouped the humbler osiered graves; over which, in lieu of tomb stones, are placed large black iron crosses, ornamented with brass, and bearing the simple initials of the bygone dead.
From A Love Story by A Bushman