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Webster 1913 Edition


Wicker

Wick′er

,
Noun.
[OE.
wiker
,
wikir
, osier, probably akin to AS.
wīcan
to give way. Cf.
Weak
.]
1.
A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork and the like; a withe.
2.
Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket.
Then quick did dress
His half milk up for cheese, and in a press
Of wicker pressed it.
Chapman.
3.
Same as 1st
Wike
.
[Prov. Eng.]

Wick′er

,
Adj.
Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork.
Each one a little
wicker
basket had,
Made of fine twigs, entrailéd curiously.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition


Wicker

WICKER

,
Adj.
[L., to grow. The word signifies a shoot.] Made of twigs or oziers; as a wicker basket; a wicker chair.