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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
withy
n 1: strong flexible twig [syn: withe, withy]
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| 2. 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.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a) . [1913 Webster] 2. A withe. See Withe, 1. [1913 Webster] | ||
| 3. 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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