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Word entry · 5 letters

osier

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"Willow for basketry"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈəʊzɪə/Part of speech nounSorted eiorsStarts with OEnds with R2 clues
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Definitions

  1. any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

Word origin

Borrowed from French Osier, from the noun osier (“willow tree”). Also altered from Auger and Ager. Compare Losier.

Used in a sentence

  • Wattling consists of a row of upright stakes the spaces between which are more or less filled by interweaving small branches, hazel rods, osiers, reeds, thin strips of wood, or other pliant material.

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01Willow for basketry5 letters
02Basket willow5 letters

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