About The Word Withe
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Withe
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What's The Definition Of Withe?
[n] band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
[n] strong flexible twig Synonyms | Synonyms for Withe: withy Related Terms | Find terms related to Withe: See Also | band | branchlet | osier | sprig | twig Withe In Webster's Dictionary \Withe\ (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. ????. See {Withy}, n.]
[Written also {with}.]
1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a
willow or osier twig; a withy.
2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.
3. (Naut.) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom,
with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged
out and secured; a wythe. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
4. (Arch.) A partition between flues in a chimney.
\Withe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Withed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Withing}.] To bind or fasten with withes. You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. --Bp. Hall. |
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