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Definition of Osiers

Osier
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.
Osier
Osier O"sier, a. Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers. ``This osier cage of ours.' --Shak.

Meaning of Osiers from wikipedia

- Look up osier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Osier may refer to: Willow or osier, a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs Common osier (Salix viminalis)...
- Ojibwe used red-osier dogwood bark as a dye by taking the inner bark and mixing it with other plants or minerals. The withies, or osiers, are used in basketry...
- Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus Salix, comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs...
- 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...
- 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...
- Salix purpurea, the purple willow, purpleosier willow, or purple osier, is a species of willow native to most of Europe and north to the British Isles...
- underbranches. Some branches from specific trees have their own names, such as osiers and withes or withies, which come from willows. Often trees have certain...
- Osier is a ghost town in Conejos County, Colorado, U.S. Although the U.S. Geographic Names Information System classifies it as a po****ted place, it is...
- the hill derives from Latin viminalis (“pertaining to osiers”), from vimen (“a pliant twig, osier”). Ancient Rome portal Seven hills of Rome Aventine Hill...
- Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier (December 16, 1888 – December 23, 1965), was a Danish Olympic medalist, and world champion, fencer who fenced foil, épée, and...