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willow

[ wil-oh ]

noun

  1. any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc. Compare willow family.
  2. the wood of any of these trees.
  3. Informal. something, especially a cricket bat, made of willow wood.
  4. Also called willower, willy. a machine consisting essentially of a cylinder armed with spikes revolving within a spiked casing, for opening and cleaning cotton or other fiber.


verb (used with object)

  1. to treat (textile fibers) with a willow.

willow

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/ 藞飞瑟濒蓹蕣 /

noun

  1. any of numerous salicaceous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix, such as the weeping willow and osiers of N temperate regions, which have graceful flexible branches, flowers in catkins, and feathery seeds
  2. the whitish wood of certain of these trees
  3. something made of willow wood, such as a cricket or baseball bat
  4. a machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibres
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Willow

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noun

  1. a small town in S Alaska, about 113 km (70 miles) northwest of Anchorage: chosen as the site of the projected new state capital in 1976, a plan which never came to fruition. Pop: 1658 (2000)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞飞颈濒濒辞飞颈蝉丑, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 飞颈濒顎僱辞飞路濒颈办别顎 adjective
  • 飞颈濒顎僱辞飞路颈蝉丑 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of willow1

First recorded before 900; Middle English wilwe, variant of wilghe, Old English welig; cognate with Old Saxon wilgia, Dutch wilg, Low German wilge
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of willow1

Old English welig; related to wilige wicker basket, Old Saxon wilgia, Middle High German wilge, Greek 丑别濒颈办脓 willow, helix twisted
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It has been trying to restore the woodlands by introducing downy birch, sessile oak, hazel, willow, aspen and alder as well as endangered tree species such as Arran whitebeam.

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"Beavers can flood and waterlog fields, feed on agricultural crops like maize, as well as damage and fell trees such as cricket bat willow."

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"But President Carter will never be far away 鈥 buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels."

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Rachel, from Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, made a burial shroud for a friend from locally-sourced wool, willow, bramble and ivy, as part of her work as an artist.

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Tall cottonwood trees and willows enveloped the riverbanks in cool shade and swallows soared among the branches.

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