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withy |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Withy \With"y\, n.; pl {Withies}. [OE. withe, wipi, AS w[=i]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. w[=i]da, Icel. v[=i]?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}.] 1. (Bot.) The osier willow ({Salix viminalis}). See {Osier}, n. a . 2. A withe. See {Withe}, 1. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Withy \With"y\, a. Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also abounding in withes. The stream is brimful now and lies high in this little withy plantation. --G. Eliot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: withy n : strong flexible twig [syn: {withe}]
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