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