wicker
[ wik-er ]
/ ˈwɪk ər /
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
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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.
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