willow
any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc.: Compare willow family.
the wood of any of these trees.
to treat (textile fibers) with a willow.
Origin of willow
1Other words from willow
- wil·low·like, adjective
- wil·low·ish, adjective
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How to use willow in a sentence
I love it very much for it led to the very edge of a willowed bluff—to the end of the land.
Child and Country | Will Levington ComfortIt was perhaps half a mile wide, with flat, willowed mud banks on one side and low shelves of stratified limestone on the other.
Birthright | T.S. StriblingHarry led forth his followers,Down by the willowed pond, Past the old grey turnstile,And into the woods beyond.
Little Folks (July 1884) | VariousIn front she could see the heavily willowed banks of a stream, and secretly rejoiced, for she was longing for a drink.
The Brand | Therese BroderickThey now encamped on a little willowed stream, running from the east, which they had crossed on the 26th of November.
Astoria | Washington Irving
British Dictionary definitions for willow (1 of 2)
/ (ˈwɪləʊ) /
any of numerous salicaceous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix, such as the weeping willow and osiers of N temperate regions, which have graceful flexible branches, flowers in catkins, and feathery seeds
the whitish wood of certain of these trees
something made of willow wood, such as a cricket or baseball bat
a machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibres
Origin of willow
1Derived forms of willow
- willowish or willow-like, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Willow (2 of 2)
a small town in S Alaska, about 113 km (70 miles) northwest of Anchorage: chosen as the site of the projected new state capital in 1976, a plan which never came to fruition. Pop: 1658 (2000)
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