osier
pronunciation
How to pronounce osier in British English:
UK [ˈəʊziə(r)]
How to pronounce osier in American English:
US [ˈoʊʒər]
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- Noun:
- flexible twig of a willow tree
- any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture
Word Origin
- osier (n.)
- species of willow used in basket-work, c. 1300, from Old French osier "willow twig" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin osera "willow," ausaria "willow bed," of unknown origin, perhaps from Gaulish. Old English had the word as oser, from Medieval Latin.
Example
- 1. Osier is used to make baskets .
- 2. Seats of osier or similar materials , without any painted or coated .
- 3. Furniture of cane , osier , bamboo or similar materials , without any painted or coated .
- 4. William osier , a famous canadian doctor , expressed the value of hobbies by saying , " no man is really happy or safe without a hobby . "