wicker
Americannoun
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a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe.
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plaited or woven twigs or osiers as the material of baskets, chairs, etc.; wickerwork.
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something made of wickerwork, as a basket.
adjective
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consisting or made of wicker.
a wicker chair.
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covered with wicker.
a wicker jug.
noun
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a slender flexible twig or shoot, esp of willow
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short for wickerwork
adjective
Etymology
Origin of wicker
1300–50; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish vikker willow. See weak
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Today, in 1889, he looks a bit worse for wear; his skin seems to have the texture of wicker.
He lifted the boat as if it were a wicker basket of fruit and pushed it out through the glassless window, onto the paving outside.
From Literature
By 1913, Mrs Graham's father's farm would instead slaughter and rough-pluck the birds, putting them on trains in wicker crates to arrive in London a week later.
From BBC
Not necessarily a designer one, but a handbag with a strong sense of itself — an acid-green baguette bag, a wicker orb with a padlock, a cheetah-print apothecary satchel.
From Salon
When she doesn’t know where to start, sometimes finding a nice wicker basket from the homewares section and filling it with smaller items can make it easier — and offers a nice presentation.
From MarketWatch
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