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nounany of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furnituretype of:
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nounflexible twig of a willow tree
Definition that contains osier
- sock hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
- stocking close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
- purple osier Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
- run-resistant (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders
- purple willow Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
- runproof (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders
- basket willow Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
- red osier Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
- hosier a tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear
- salix purpurea Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin