withy
noun
a willow.
withies
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pluralof withy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The sculptures were woven from willow withies at Martin’s workshop in Devon, where he created the work in sections.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023
Finally, we came upon this man's workshop, and the withies were fabulous.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whereupon he took the props of the ladder, and set them in position, and proceeded to secure the rounds to them with withies.
From The Decameron, Volume II by J. M. (James Macmullen) Rigg
At the top the pillars were bound together by a circular hoop of withies.
From Pioneers in Canada by E. Wallcousins
Immediately a crowd of birds rise out of the withies, where they have been roosting, and scatter into the night.
From The Amateur Poacher by Richard Jefferies
