- wickerwork
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noun
Date: 1719
work consisting of interlaced pliant twigs or branches <a cage of wickerwork>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
wickerwork
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Wickerwork — Wick er*work , n. A texture of osiers, twigs, or rods; articles made of such a texture. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wickerwork — [wik′ərwʉrk΄] n. 1. things made of wicker 2. WICKER (n. 2a) … English World dictionary
wickerwork — /wik euhr werrk /, n. material or products consisting of plaited or woven twigs or osiers; articles made of wicker. [1705 15; WICKER + WORK] * * * ▪ furniture furniture made of real or simulated osier (rods or twigs). The Egyptians made… … Universalium
wickerwork — [[t]wɪ̱kə(r)wɜː(r)k[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N n Wickerwork is the same as wicker … English dictionary
wickerwork — wicker ► NOUN ▪ pliable twigs, typically of willow, plaited or woven to make items such as furniture and baskets. DERIVATIVES wickerwork noun. ORIGIN Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
wickerwork — noun A thing or things made of wicker. See Also: wicker, weak … Wiktionary
wickerwork — wick|er|work [ˈwıkəwə:k US ˈwıkərwə:rk] n [U] objects made from wicker … Dictionary of contemporary English
wickerwork — wick|er|work [ wıkər,wɜrk ] noun uncount objects made of wicker … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wickerwork — n. basketry; that which is made of wicker; the craft of working with wicker … English contemporary dictionary
wickerwork — noun (U) objects made from wicker … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
