wickerwork
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wickerwork
Example Sentences
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Bears approach through the forest, treading on branches and alerting his dogs, József says: if they break into the wickerwork enclosure where his herd stay at night, they will only grab one animal.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024
“Skill without imagination,” one of his characters says, “is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.”
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2021
For headgear, I copied our clearly pro-EU queen, and wove plastic yellow daisies in European Union star formations into the brims of four blue wickerwork hats.
From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2017
She was to follow the cows around, gather their dung, smear it over the wickerwork of nearby sheds.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It’s all right, Crookshanks,” Hermione cooed through the wickerwork.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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