A relatively small and thin branch of a tree or shrub, esp. when cut or broken off; a twig.
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释义 | the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [noun] > bough or branch > twig (34) stickeOE A relatively small and thin branch of a tree or shrub, esp. when cut or broken off; a twig. twigc950 A slender shoot issuing from a branch or stem. yardc950 A straight slender shoot or branch of a tree; a twig, stick. Obsolete. sprintlea1250 A twig; a shoot. ricec1275 A twig, branch, or stick. British regional and Irish English (northern) in later use. twistc1374 A twig; a branch. Obsolete. sarmenta1398 A twig, †a cutting of a tree. tinea1400 A small branch or twig of a tree; the stalk of a fruit. Obsolete. rare. lancec1400 A branch of a tree, a shoot. Obsolete. pirnc1450 Probably: a twig or branch. shred15.. A twig. (Cf. shred, v. 2) Obsolete. shrubc1530 A twig, sprig, sprout. Obsolete. shrag1552 A twig; a branch lopped off; also, occasionally a bush or low tree. dialect. taunt1567 A branch, a twig. ramelet1652 A small branch, a twig. Also figurative. hag wood1804 Scottish (chiefly north-eastern). The smaller branches of (felled) trees, brushwood, etc., of the type typically used as firewood or for… hag1808 Scottish (north-eastern). The smaller branches of (felled) trees, brushwood, etc., of the type typically used as firewood or for kindling. Cf… fibre1810 A subdivision of a root, a small root or rootlet; occasionally of a twig. twiglet1849 (a) a little twig; (b) (with capital initial) the proprietary name of a crisp, savoury snack in the shape of a twig. virgultum1866 A young slender branch or twig. thorn-twig1895 twigling1907 = twiglet n. (a). Subcategories:— twigs or spray (12) |
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