wicker

See also: Wicker

English

Etymology

Middle English wiker, cognate with Swedish vikker (“willow”), Old Norse veikr (“weak”), English weak.

Pronunciation

Noun

wicker (countable and uncountable, plural wickers)

  1. A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture
  2. Wickerwork.
    • Chapman
      Then quick did dress / His half milk up for cheese, and in a press / Of wicker pressed it.

Derived terms

Translations
wickerwork — see wickerwork
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See also

Adjective

wicker (not comparable)

  1. Made of wickerwork.
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 12, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.
    • 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 7, in Crime out of Mind‎:
      He rose to light my cigarette, then sank back into his wicker chair contentedly. The tea was weak, but not cold, thanks to the hot-plate.

Further reading

Middle English

Adjective

wicker

  1. comparative degree of wikke
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