Withe

[wiθ]

Definition

(noun.) band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems.

(noun.) strong flexible twig.

Checked by Carlton--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.

(n.) A band consisting of a twig twisted.

(n.) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured; a wythe.

(n.) A partition between flues in a chimney.

(v. t.) To bind or fasten with withes.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Twig, osier, wicker.

Edited by Jonathan

Definition

n. a flexible twig esp. of willow: a band of twisted twigs: an elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows: a boom-iron.—adj. Withy (with′i or wī′thi) made of withes: like withes flexible.

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