Definition of osier Osier
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What does osier mean?
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NounPlural: osiers |
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| osier - any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture | ||
| willow tree, willow a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers | ||
| genus salix, salix a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows | ||
| golden willow, salix alba vitellina, salix vitellina European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry | ||
| almond willow, black hollander, salix amygdalina, salix triandra Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry | ||
| basket willow, purple osier, purple willow, red willow, salix purpurea, red osier Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin | ||
| osier - flexible twig of a willow tree | ||
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- osier (Noun)
A kind of willow, , 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. - osier (Noun)
One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- osier (n.)
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. - osier (n.)
One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants. - osier (a.)
Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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osier
ō′zhėr, n. the popular name for those species of willow whose twigs are used in making baskets, &c.—adj. made of or like osiers.—adj. O′siered, adorned with willows.—n. O′siery, a place where osiers are grown. [Fr.; perh. from Gr. oisos.]
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🔤- osier, noun, singular of osiers.
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