wicker
wick·er
wicker · wickers
ґніт
прут, лоза
Weide
A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furnitureA flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.
UK/ˈwɪkəː/US/ˈwɪkɚ/
» Arjun passed by the shop that sold wicker baskets.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.
Weide
прутprut, лоза́lozá
slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
(countable, uncountable)Wickerwork.
wicker basket wicker chair wicker cradle
Examples
1 sentencesArjun passed by the shop that sold wicker baskets.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
flexible branch or twig:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
flexible branch or twig:
Origin
From Middle English wiker, cognate with Old Swedish vikker (“willow”), Old Norse veikr (“wFrom Middle English wiker, cognate with Old Swedish vikker (“willow”), Old Norse veikr (“weak”), English weak.
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Forms
plural: wickersSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches):wickerworkcaning
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable