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[syn: withe, withy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Withy \With"y\, n.; pl. Withies. [OE. withe, wipi, AS.
w[imac]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow,
OHG. w[imac]da, Icel. v[imac]?ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow
twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. ?, and probably to L.
vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. [root]141. Cf.
Wine, Withe.]
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1. (Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier,
n.
(a) .
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2. A withe. See Withe, 1.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Withy \With"y\, a.
Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also,
abounding in withes.
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The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little
withy plantation. --G. Eliot.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
withy
n 1: strong flexible twig [syn: withe, withy]