Definition of Oseir
O"sier (?), n. [F. osier: cf.
Prov. F. oisis, Armor. ozil, aozil, Gr.
&?;, &?;, &?;, L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.)
(a) A kind of willow (Salix viminalis)
growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North
America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work.
The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow.
(b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this
plant, or of other similar plants.
The rank of osiers by the murmuring
stream. Shak.
Osier bed, or Osier holt,
a place where willows are grown for basket making. [Eng.] --
Red osier. (a) A kind of willow
with reddish twigs (Salix rubra). (b)
An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera) which has slender
red branches; -- also called osier cornel.
O"sier, a. Made of osiers;
composed of, or containing, osiers. "This osier cage of
ours." Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow.
- One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.
Quotations
*1952: 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. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, p. 188.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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