About The Word Osier
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Osier
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What's The Definition Of Osier?
[n] any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture
[n] flexible twig of a willow tree Synonyms | Synonyms for Osier: Related Terms | Find terms related to Osier: See Also | almond willow | basket willow | black Hollander | common osier | genus Salix | golden willow | hemp willow | purple osier | purple willow | red osier | red willow | Salix | Salix alba vitellina | Salix amygdalina | Salix purpurea | Salix triandra | Salix viminalis | Salix vitellina | velvet osier | willow | willow tree | withe | withy Osier In Webster's Dictionary \O"sier\, n. [F. osier: cf. {Prov}. F. oisis, Armor. ozil,
aozil, Gr. ?, ?, ?, L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.)
(a) A kind of willow ({Salix viminalis}) growing in wet
places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North
America. It is considered the best of the willows for
basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind
of willow.
(b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of
other similar plants.
The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream.
--Shak.
{Osier bed}, or {Osier holt}, a place where willows are grown
for basket making. [Eng.]
{Red osier}.
(a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs ({Salix rubra}).
(b) An American shrub ({Cornus stolonifera}) which has
slender red branches; -- also called {osier cornel}.
\O"sier\, a. Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers. ``This osier cage of ours.'' --Shak. |
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