English-Thai Dictionary

osier

N ต้น หลิว  ton-lie

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OSIER

n.o'sher. A willow or water willow, or the twig of the willow, used in making baskets.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OSIER

O "sier, n. Etym: [F. osier: cf. Prov. F. oisis, Armor. ozil, aozil,Gr. vitex, and E. withy. ] (Bot. ) (a ) A kind of willow (Salix viminalis ) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow. (b ) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other somilar plants. The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream. Shak. Osier bed, or Osier holt, a place where willows are grown for basket making. [Eng. ] -- Red osier. (a ) A kind of willow with reddish twigs (Salix rubra ). (b ) An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera ) which has slender red branches; -- also called osier cornel.

 

OSIER

OSIER O "sier, a.

 

Defn: Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers. "This osier cage of ours. " Shak.

 

OSIERED

OSIERED O "siered, a.

 

Defn: Covered or adorned with osiers; as, osiered banks. [Poetic ] Collins.

 

OSIERY

OSIERY O "sier *y, n.

 

Defn: An osier bed.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

osier

o sier |ˈōZHər ˈoʊʒər | ▶noun 1 a small Eurasian willow that grows mostly in wet habitats and is a major source of the long flexible shoots (withies ) used in basketwork. [Salix viminalis, family Salicaceae. ] • a shoot of a willow. • dated any willow tree. 2 any of several North American dogwoods. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French; compare with medieval Latin auseria ‘osier bed. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

osier

osier |ˈəʊzɪə | ▶noun a small Eurasian willow which grows mostly in wet habitats. It is usually coppiced, being a major source of the long flexible shoots (withies ) used in basketwork. ●Salix viminalis, family Salicaceae. • a shoot of a willow. • dated any willow tree. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French; compare with medieval Latin auseria ‘osier bed ’.

 

French Dictionary

osier

osier n. m. nom masculin Saule à rameaux flexibles dont on fait de la vannerie. : Un fauteuil en osier. Prononciation Le o est fermé, [ozje ]

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

osier

o sier /óʊʒə r |ə́ʊziə /名詞 C 〘植 〙コリヤナギ (の枝 ); アメリカハナミズキ .