Withe (?; 277), n. [OE. withe.
&?;&?;&?;&?;. See Withy, n.] [Written also
with.]
1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a
band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.
3. (Naut.) An iron attachment on one end of
a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged
out and secured; a wythe. R. H. Dana, Jr.
4. (Arch.) A partition between flues in a
chimney.
Withe, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Withed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.]
To bind or fasten with withes.
You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked,
and baited to death.
Bp. Hall.
Withe (?; 277), n. [OE. withe.
&?;&?;&?;&?;. See Withy, n.] [Written also
with.]
1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a
band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.
3. (Naut.) An iron attachment on one end of
a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged
out and secured; a wythe. R. H. Dana, Jr.
4. (Arch.) A partition between flues in a
chimney.
Withe, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Withed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.]
To bind or fasten with withes.
You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked,
and baited to death.
Bp. Hall.
