English-Thai Dictionary
withy
N กิ่งไม้ เหนียว กิ่ง หลิว
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
WITHY
n.A large species of willow.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
WITHY
With "y, n.; pl. Withies. Etym: [OE. withe, wipi, AS. wi a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. wida, Icel. vi, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. sq. root141. Cf. Wine, Withe. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: The osier willow (Salix viminalis ). See Osier, n. (a ).
2. A withe. See Withe, 1.
WITHY
WITHY With "y, a.
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
withy
with y |ˈwiT͟Hē, ˈwiTHē ˈwɪði |(also withe |wiT͟H, wiTH, wīT͟H |) ▶noun ( pl. withies or withes |wiTHs, wiT͟Hz | ) a tough flexible branch of an osier or other willow, used for tying, binding, or basketry. • another term for osier. ORIGIN Old English wīthig, of Germanic origin; related to German Weide .
Oxford Dictionary
withy
withy |ˈwɪði |(also withe ) ▶noun ( pl. withies or withes ) a tough, flexible branch of an osier or other willow, used for tying, binding, or basketry. • another term for osier. ORIGIN Old English wīthig, of Germanic origin; related to German Weide .
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