wicker

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.
2. (countable, uncountable) Wickerwork.

Adj

Made of wickerwork.

Concepts

osier

vannerie

bastonnade

osier tressé

Synonymes

wickerwork

bamboo

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basketwork

osier

basketry

withe

withy

caning

woven

wattle

Calamus caesius Bl.

a kind of rattan

a kind of ratteen

genus of tough rattan

birch

lacework

switch

wattled

willow

wicker-work

willow twig

Traductions

vimine

mimbre

vime

Flechtwerk

vímet

verga

Korbwaren

Geflecht

βέργα λυγαριάς

cistelleria

λυγαριά

λύγινος

ψάθα

Weiden…

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwɪkə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: wiker

Appartenant à suédois: vikker

Appartenant à vieux norrois: veikr

Appartenant à anglais: weak

In summary

From Middle English wiker, cognate with Swedish vikker (“willow”), Old Norse veikr (“weak”), English weak.