Any of several willows with tough pliant branches used in basketwork, esp. Salix viminalis; (also) a flexible branch of any of these willows. Also…

A young shoot of willow cut to be used in basket-making, wattled buildings, or the like. Also collective. Now Scottish and dialect.

Flexible branches or twigs of willow or osier; withies. Also: a willow grown for these; esp. the osier, Salix viminalis.

A flexible branch of a willow, esp. as used for tying or binding, as a halter (cf. widdie, n. 1b), etc.; any similar flexible branch or twig; a…

A pliant twig or small rod, usually of willow, esp. as used for making baskets and various other objects; an osier; a withe. Chiefly in plural (=…

A flexible rod or withy (obsolete or dialect); †esp. (collective singular or plural) the rods or withies used in making or repairing walls; hence…

A willow wand or garland carried into the sovereign's or a nobleman's house at Easter; hence, the ceremony or festivity itself. Obsolete.

An osier, or rod of pliant wood, used for binding a hedge. Also attributive.

A wreath (in various senses). A flexible branch interwoven among rods or stakes; = wreath, n. 3. Obsolete. rare.

English regional (south-western). A flexible branch interwoven among rods or stakes to form a hedge or hurdle (hurdle, n. 1a); the hurdle itself…

A split of osier after being dressed for use in fine basket-work.