wicker

[ wik-er ]

/ ˈwɪk ər /

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noun

a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe.

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

something made of wickerwork, as a basket.

adjective

consisting or made of wicker: a wicker chair.

covered with wicker: a wicker jug.

Nearby words

wichita falls, wick, wicked, wickedly, wickedness, wicker, wickerwork, wicket, wicket maiden, wicketkeeper, wicking

Origin of wicker

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

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Examples from the Web for wicker

The large bottle is served slightly on its side in a wicker basket so the sediment can sink to the bottom.
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A blue suitcase and a wicker basket had been stacked on top of her body.
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I do not remember Sen. Wicker ever approaching the Democrats in good faith and attempting to build that metaphorical bridge.
An Open Letter to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker||November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST

As I said earlier, Sen. Wicker has now won re-election on Tuesday by a comfortable margin.
An Open Letter to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker||November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The man in the wicker chair was looking at them, a half smile on his lips.
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The girl stretched herself out on the swinging couch, and the youth took his seat on a wicker chair close beside her.
Victor Ollnee's Discipline|Hamlin Garland
Piles of wicker baskets were loaded with huge yellow cheeses, and there were many copper milk pails and bowls brimful of whey.
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The Plaza was full of people, women talking under the stiff palms, and men sitting on wicker chairs on the hotel piazza opposite.
The Belted Seas|Arthur Colton
Nanty dropped gracefully into a wicker basket-chair, and settled her mauve taffeta gown comfortably and elegantly.
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British Dictionary definitions for wicker

wicker

/ (ˈwɪkə) /

noun

a slender flexible twig or shoot, esp of willow

short for wickerwork

adjective

made, consisting of, or constructed from wicker

Word Origin for wicker

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

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Word Origin and History for wicker

wicker

mid-14c., "wickerwork," from a Scandinavian source (cf. Middle Swedish viker "willow branch") akin to Old Norse vikja "to move, turn," Swedish vika "to bend," and related to Old English wican "to give way, yield" (see weak). The notion is of pliant twigs.