单词 | osiery |
释义 | osieryn.adj. Now rare. A plantation or coppice of osiers; (also) osiers collectively, articles made of osiers. Also (occasionally) as adj.: made of osiers. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > willow > twig or rod of > collectively wicker1336 osiery1742 withy1833 1742 W. Ellis Timber-tree Improved (ed. 3) II. xl. 191 On the River Thames..there are several Osieries, or Aits and Holts, that are planted with the smooth..green Osier. 1837 New Monthly Mag. July 408 Green osiery encased his [sc. Father Thames] legs. 1868 ‘H. Lee’ Basil Godfrey's Caprice iv. 19 They met the..basket-woman, carrying some of her lighter osiery. 1906 J. G. Baker N. Yorkshire (ed. 2) 371 Salix purpurea..is sometimes planted in osieries. 1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 198 Didn't you spot her in her windaug, wubbling up on an osiery chair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1742 |
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