Made of withes;
like a withe;
flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes. "The stream is brimful now, and lies
tall in
this few
withy plantation." (G. Eliot)
Origin: OE. Withe, wipi, AS. Wiig a willow,
willow twig;
akin to G. Weide willow, OHG. Wida, Icel. Vija, a withy, Sw. Vide a
willow twig, Dan. Vidie a willow, osier, Gr, and
perhaps to L. Vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. Vite. Cf. Wine, Withe.
1.
The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, .
2. A withe. See Withe.
Source: Websters Vocabulary