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withy

[ with-ee, with-ee ]

noun

plural withies.
  1. a willow.
  2. a pliable branch or twig, especially a withe.
  3. a band, loop, halter, or rope of slender twigs; widdy.


adjective

withier, withiest.
  1. made of pliable branches or twigs, especially of withes.
  2. flexible; pliable.

withy

/ ˈ·Éɪðɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of withe withe
  2. a willow tree, esp an osier
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of people) tough and agile
  2. rare.
    resembling a withe in strength or flexibility
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of withy1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ·ÉÄ«³Ù³ó¾±²µ; akin to withe, Old Norse ±¹Ä«³Ù³ó¾±°ù, Old High German ·ÉÄ«»å²¹, Greek Ä«³Ùé²¹ willow, Latin ±¹Ä«³Ù¾±²õ vine
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of withy1

Old English ·ÉÄ«»å¾±²µ ( e ); related to Old Norse ±¹Ä«³Ù³ó¾±°ù, Old High German ·ÉÄ«»å²¹, Latin ±¹Ä«³Ù¾±²õ vine, Sanskrit ±¹Ä«³Ù¾±°ì²¹ fetter. See withe , wire
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Example Sentences

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The sculptures were woven from willow withies at Martin’s workshop in Devon, where he created the work in sections.

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The HCA estimates the number of professional withy pot-makers is now in single figures and those who remain use it as a sideline to their main income.

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The appearance package is available on Limited models withy both gas and diesel engines and features an entirely black exterior including the bumpers and light bezels.

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England took no risks in their own half and tested Wales withy a variety of kicks.

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The basic structure of a wattle fence is a line of posts stuck in the ground and thinner, more flexible lengths — known as withies — woven in and out to form a wooden fabric of sorts.

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