wicker

C1 Topic:Plants & Agriculture

US /ˈwɪk.ɚ/ UK /ˈwɪk.ə/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like vicar /v/ vs /w/

Freq #24893

Meanings

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noun
flexible twigs, cane, or similar plant material woven to make baskets, furniture, and other objects, or the woven work itself

The picnic basket and chairs were made of tightly woven wicker.

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Synonyms

1 noun · flexible twigs, cane, or... wickerworkbasketry

Word family

Derived forms wickerwork

Related forms willowrattancane basket

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Phrases (1)

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wicker basket
a container woven from thin, flexible plant stems or similar strips

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English wiker, probably of Scandinavian or wider Germanic origin and related to words for pliant willow or flexible material. Its history is also associated with Old Norse veikr ("weak, pliant").

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Plants & Agriculture Word Formation & Derivatives

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