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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems;

2. strong flexible twig;
[syn: withe, withy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Withe \Withe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withed; p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.] To bind or fasten with withes. [1913 Webster] You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Withe \Withe\ (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. ????. See Withy, n.] [Written also with.] [1913 Webster] 1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy. [1913 Webster] 2. A band consisting of a twig twisted. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured; a wythe. --R. H. Dana, Jr. [1913 Webster] 4. (Arch.) A partition between flues in a chimney. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

withe n 1: band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems 2: strong flexible twig [syn: withe, withy]