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Withy

Withy Meaning & Definition
Withy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Withy?

[n] strong flexible twig

Synonyms | Synonyms for Withy: withe

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See Also | branchlet | osier | sprig | twig

Withy In Webster's Dictionary

\With"y\, n.; pl. {Withies}. [OE. withe, wipi, AS. w[=i]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. w[=i]da, Icel. v[=i]?ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. ?, and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. [root]141. Cf. {Wine}, {Withe}.] 1. (Bot.) The osier willow ({Salix viminalis}). See {Osier}, n. (a) . 2. A withe. See {Withe}, 1.
\With"y\, a. Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes. The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little withy plantation. --G. Eliot.

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