Category:Withy

With"y, n.; pl. Withies. Etym: [oe. withe, wipi, as. wi a willow, Willow twig; akin to g. weide willow, ohg. wida, icel. vi, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, dan. vidie a willow, osier, gr. vitis a vine, Viere to plait, russ. vite. sq. root141. Cf. Wine, withe.]

1. (bot.)

Defn: the osier willow (salix viminalis). See osier, n. (a).

2. A withe. See withe, 1.

Withy With"y, a.

Defn: 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.