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Definition of Osier bed

Osier bed
Osier O"sier, n. [F. osier: cf. Prov. F. oisis, Armor. ozil, aozil, Gr. ?, ?, ?, L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.) (a) A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow. (b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants. The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream. --Shak. Osier bed, or Osier holt, a place where willows are grown for basket making. [Eng.] Red osier. (a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs (Salix rubra). (b) An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera) which has slender red branches; -- also called osier cornel.

Meaning of Osier bed from wikipedia

- An osier bed or osiery is where historically willows were planted and coppiced to produce withies, which were used for basket making, fish-traps, and...
- Pavenham Osier Beds is a 1.3 hectare nature reserve south of Pavenham, on the banks of the River Great Ouse, in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife...
- Salix viminalis, the basket willow, common osier or osier, is a species of willow native to Europe, Western Asia, and the Himalayas. Salix viminalis is...
- Draper's Osier Bed Stream is a small stream in southern England, in the county of Berkshire. It is formed at a weir on a section of the River Kennet running...
- (1812-1881). He owned the Horsely Fields Iron and Tin Plate Works, and the Osier Bed blast furnaces at Wolverhampton. He was also a Justice of the Peace for...
- Brook Clayhill Brook Clewer Mill Stream Colne Brook The Cut Draper's Osier Bed Stream Dun Emm Brook Enborne Foudry Brook Holy Brook Jubilee River Kennet...
- Kennet and Avon Canal. Throughout the navigation, stretches of natural river bed alternate with 11 miles (18 km) of artificially created lock cuts, and a...
- which is suitable for vehicles as well as foot traffic. Originally an osier bed, it measured 1⁄4 acre (0.10 ha) per Ordnance Survey maps of 1897 and 1898...
- Brook Clayhill Brook Clewer Mill Stream Colne Brook The Cut Draper's Osier Bed Stream Dun Emm Brook Enborne Foudry Brook Holy Brook Jubilee River Kennet...
- Brook Clayhill Brook Clewer Mill Stream Colne Brook The Cut Draper's Osier Bed Stream Dun Emm Brook Enborne Foudry Brook Holy Brook Jubilee River Kennet...