twiggeryn.
/ˈtwɪɡəri/ Twigs collectively. Also figurative.
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1909 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1922 Contemp. Rev. Feb. 255 Something that was not merely discursive wooden twiggery.
1931 Observer 11 Oct. 26 In the winter of 1929 it was only the twiggery that was killed. The main stems broke out into bud... The numerous end-twigs do habitually suffer in winter.
1980 Washington Post 6 July k2/3 I would walk into the apartment..warm myself at the fire, admire my twiggery, [etc.].
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