withy
pronunciation
How to pronounce withy in British English:
UK ['wɪðɪ]
How to pronounce withy in American English:
US [ 'wɪθi]
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- Noun:
- strong flexible twig
Word Origin
- withy (n.)
- Old English wiðig "willow, willow twig," from Proto-Germanic *with- "willow" (cognates: Old Norse viðir, Danish vidje, Swedish vide, Old High German wida, German Weide "willow"), from PIE root *wei- (1) "to bend, twist" (cognates: Avestan vaeiti- "osier," Greek itea "willow," Latin vitis "vine," Lithuanian vytis "willow twig," Polish witwa, Welsh gwden "willow," Russian vitvina "branch, bough").
Example
- 1. The cable is withy and strong enough to hold such weight .
- 2. Never frown , even when you are sad , because you never know who is falling in love withy our smile .
- 3. Product brief introduction : this sofa belongs to recreational series sofa , do manual work is careful , of fabrics exquisite and withy , glossiness is tall , design is original craft , feel good ju hengjiu is durable .
- 4. Glass window like screen appear normally the face of a lot of persons in the years of former days , site scene , speak sound , the weather of then , the smell of sunlight , withy green yi , still have mottled tree shadow .