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twiggy, a.|ˈtwɪgɪ|
[f. twig n.1 + -y.]
1. Like a twig; slender, as a shoot or branch; also, † made of twigs or wickerwork (obs.).
1562Turner Herbal ii. 40 b, Lithospermon..hath..diuerse twyggy braunches. 1597Gerarde Herbal iii. cxxix. 1330 These [trees]..do cast their branches and twiggie tendrels vnto the earth, where they likewise take hold and roote. 1664Evelyn Sylva xix. 42 Oziers..yielding more limber, and flexible twigs for Baskets, Flaskets, Hampers, Chairs, Hurdles, Stages, Bands, &c...; In fine, for all Wicker and Twiggy Works. 1713J. Petiver in Phil. Trans. XXVIII. 35 This seems to differ..in having more twiggy Branches. 1721Bailey, Wanded Chair, a Wicker or Twiggy-Chair. 1800Misc. Tr. in Asiat. Ann. Reg. 267/2 A slender twiggy climbing plant on the mountains. 1896G. Allen in Longm. Mag. Nov. 45 The netted willow..sends up twiggy shoots from a prostrate stem.
2. Full of or abounding in twigs; bushy, shrubby.
1600Surflet Countrie Farme vii. xxiv. 844 A hart passing through a thick and twiggie woode. 1728Chambers Cycl. s.v. Root, Sarmentous, i.e. twiggy, or branching. 1881Encycl. Brit. XII. 274/2 For the slender twiggy sorts [of pear-trees] the fan form is to be preferred. 1882Garden 14 Jan. 19/3 Masses of twiggy growth at the bottom.
Hence ˈtwigginess, the condition or quality of being twiggy.
1927Smallholder 26 Mar. 105/1 Pea sticks ought to last through two seasons. Of course, in the second year they lose most of their twigginess. 1981Country Life 1 Jan. 39/2 Potentilla fruticosa... Its winter-brown twigginess should match the tawny beech. |