withy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɪð.i/, /ˈwɪθ.i/

Adjective

withy (comparative withier, superlative withiest)

1. (archaic) Flexible, like a withe.
   • 2018, Madeline Miller, Circe, Little, Brown and Company, page 285:

     I would work at my spells from dawn until dusk, dig up roots and forget to eat, harvest the withy stems and weave baskets till they piled to the ceiling.

Synonyms

• flexible

Noun

withy (plural withies)

1. The osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
2. A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe.

Synonyms

• (osier) willow

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