willow-twig

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  • 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 the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twig 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twig 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twig 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Willow — 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 …   Wikipedia

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

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

  • Old 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 …   Wikipedia

  • withy — 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 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Salix viminalis — Withy With y, n.; pl. {Withies}. [OE. withe, wipi, AS. w[=i]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. w[=i]da, Icel. v[=i]?ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. ?, and probably to L. vitis a vine,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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