willow+twig

  • 1willow —    Vickery (1995: 399 401) points out the biblical basis of the sadness and grief associated with the tree in England:    By the rivers of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion There on the willow trees we hung our harps (Psalm… …

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  • 2Twig — Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on the… …

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  • 3Twig borer — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …

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  • 4Twig girdler — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …

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  • 5Twig rush — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …

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  • 6Willow — Salix redirects here. For other uses, see Salix (disambiguation). Osier redirects here. For the ghost town, see Osier, Colorado. For other uses, see Willow (disambiguation). Willow Salix alba Vitellina Tristis …

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  • 7twig — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dry ▪ bare ▪ dead ▪ broken ▪ She ran, treading on broken twigs and stumbling over roots. ▪ …

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  • 8willow — noun Willow is used before these nouns: ↑bark, ↑branch, ↑tree, ↑twig …

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  • 9Old Man Willow — Tolkien s legendarium character Old Man Willow as depicted on the cover of 1991 Lord of the Rings Calendar by John Howe. Aliases The Great Willow, Old grey Willow man …

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  • 10withy — O.E. wiðig willow, willow twig, from P.Gmc. *withjon willow (Cf. O.N. viðir, Dan. vidje, O.H.G. wida, Ger. Weide willow ), from PIE *wei ti , suffixed form of root *wei to bend, twist (Cf. Avestan vaeiti osier, Gk …

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