/ˈəʊzɪə/, /ˈəʊʒə/, /ˈoʊʒəɹ/
OriginBorrowed from French osier (“basket willow, withy”)
- countable, uncountableA willow, of species Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America, considered the best willow for wickerwork.
- broadly, countable, uncountableAny kind of willow.
- countable, uncountableLong, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.
“She pulled half a dozen fine fish out of the water within the reeds, killing each as she took it out, and threading it on a long osier that she carried. Then she knotted the osier, hung it on her arm,”
“Wattling consists of a row of upright stakes the spaces between which are more or less filled by interweaving small branches, hazel rods, osiers, reeds, thin strips of wood, or other pliant material.”
Formsosiers(plural) · Osiers(plural)