wicker

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

osier

mimbre

vimine

vime

Flechtwerk

vímet

vannerie

Korbwaren

verga

Geflecht

λυγαριά

λύγινος

ψάθα

βέργα λυγαριάς

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪkə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wiker

Cognate with Swedish: vikker

Cognate with Old Norse: veikr

Cognate with English: weak

In summary

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