withy

[ with-ee, with-ee ]

noun,plural with·ies.
  1. a willow.

  2. a pliable branch or twig, especially a withe.

  1. a band, loop, halter, or rope of slender twigs; widdy.

adjective,with·i·er, with·i·est.
  1. made of pliable branches or twigs, especially of withes.

  2. flexible; pliable.

Origin of withy

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English wīthig; akin to withe, Old Norse vīthir,Old High German wīda,Greek ītéa willow, Latin vītis vine

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withy

/ (ˈwɪðɪ) /


nounplural withies
  1. a variant spelling of withe (def. 1), withe (def. 2)

  2. a willow tree, esp an osier

adjective
  1. (of people) tough and agile

  2. rare resembling a withe in strength or flexibility

Origin of withy

1
Old English wīdig (e); related to Old Norse vīthir, Old High German wīda, Latin vītis vine, Sanskrit vītika fetter. See withe, wire

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