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osier
[ oh-zher ]
noun
- any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- a twig from such a willow.
- any of various North American dogwoods.
osier
/ ˈəʊzɪə /
noun
- any of various willow trees, esp Salix viminalis, whose flexible branches or twigs are used for making baskets, etc
- a twig or branch from such a tree
- any of several North American dogwoods, esp the red osier
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Other Words From
- osiered adjective
- osier·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of osier1
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French; akin to Medieval Latin ausāria willow bed
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Word History and Origins
Origin of osier1
C14: from Old French, probably from Medieval Latin ausēria, perhaps of Gaulish origin; compare Breton aoz
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Example Sentences
A variety of colors was the only ornament of their wooden or osier shields.
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Their roads were marvels of engineering construction, but they could not build bridges except frail ones made out of osier cables.
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But the youngest sister would not hear of it, and they all rose out of sight in their osier basket.
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In those days the lazy waters of the Loire flowed midst osier-beds and birchen thickets, since removed for purposes of navigation.
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The shields displayed their texture of osier or bull-tendon, destitute of their coverings of hide.
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