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wickerwork

American  
[wik-er-wurk] / ˈwɪk ərˌwɜrk /

noun

  1. material or products consisting of plaited or woven twigs or osiers; articles made of wicker.


wickerwork British  
/ ˈwɪkəˌwɜːk /

noun

    1. a material consisting of wicker

    2. ( as modifier )

      a wickerwork chair

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of wickerwork

First recorded in 1705–15; wicker + work

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

A small wickerwork basket stood beside the heap of trunks, spitting loudly.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

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