Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Furniture or other work made of wicker.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Basketwork of any sort; anything plaited, woven, or wattled of flexible and tough materials, as osier, ratan, and shaved strips of wood.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A texture of osiers, twigs, or rods; articles made of such a texture.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable A thing or things made of
wicker .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mrs. Arkwright pointed triumphantly to a big stone-bottle cased in wickerwork, under which the cabman was staggering toward the door.
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In England the best-known example of these leaf-clad mummers is the Jack-in-the-Green, a chimney-sweeper who walks encased in a pyramidal framework of wickerwork, which is covered with holly and ivy, and surmounted by a crown of flowers and ribbons.
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In England the best-known example of these leaf-clad mummers is the Jack-in-the-Green, a chimney-sweeper who walks encased in a pyramidal framework of wickerwork, which is covered with holly and ivy, and surmounted by a crown of flowers and ribbons.
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Jack-in-the-Green, a chimney-sweeper who walks encased in a pyramidal framework of wickerwork, which is covered with holly and ivy, and surmounted by a crown of flowers and ribbons.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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In England the best-known example of these leaf-clad mummers is the Jack-in-the-Green, a chimney-sweeper who walks encased in a pyramidal framework of wickerwork, which is covered with holly and ivy, and surmounted by a crown of flowers and ribbons.
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These were constructed of yellow bamboo, tastefully twisted together in a kind of wickerwork, and thatched with the long tapering leaves of the palmetto.
Around the World in Ten Days Chelsea Curtis Fraser
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The eco-sensitive wickerwork coffin arrived he would have hated the idea of his widow spending money on a fancy wooden coffin fated to rot in the ground.
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Spain, featuring flamenco dancers and a flamboyant wickerwork design, is also a hot favorite.
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The boy was playing with a wickerwork basket on the little beach.
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The kindergarten teachers brought with them sample handicrafts (including folding, weaving, embroidery and wickerwork), labeling each of them in German, Russian and English.
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