WITHY
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With"y (?), n.; pl. Withies (#). [OE. withe, wipi, AS. w&ī;&unr_;ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. w&ī;da, Icel. v&ī;&unr_;ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. &unr_;, and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. √141. Cf. Wine, Withe.]
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1. (Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a).
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2. A withe. See Withe, 1.
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With"y, a. Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes.
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The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little withy plantation.
G. Eliot.
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