withe

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A tough supple twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a withy.

[Middle English, from Old English withthe; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]

withe [wɪθ wɪð waɪð]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a strong flexible twig, esp of willow, suitable for binding things together; withy

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a band or rope of twisted twigs or stems

3. (Engineering / Tools) a handle made of elastic material, fitted on some tools to reduce the shock during use

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a wall with a thickness of half a brick, such as a leaf of a cavity wall, or a division between two chimney flues

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (tr) to bind with withes

[Old English withthe; related to Old Norse vithja, Old High German witta, widi, Gothic wida]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	withe - band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems band - a restraint put around something to hold it together
	2.	withe - strong flexible twig withy branchlet, sprig, twig - a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year osier - flexible twig of a willow tree

Translations

withe [wɪθ] N → mimbre m or f

withe

n (old) → (dünne) Weidenrute

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Appalachian tea
band
branchlet
insult
osier
sprig
teaberry
twig
wand
withe rod
Withe-rod
withy
Wythe
Zebra caterpillar

I remember, in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's time of England, an Irish rebel condemned, put up a petition to the deputy, that he might be hanged in a withe, and not in an halter; because it had been so used, with former rebels.

The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context

Do the withe thing and the kind thing too, and make the betht of uth; not the wurtht

Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context

They harried his hitherto peaceful domains, smoked out his singing- school by stopping up the chimney, broke into the schoolhouse at night, in spite of its formidable fastenings of withe and window stakes, and turned everything topsy-turvy, so that the poor schoolmaster began to think all the witches in the country held their meetings there.

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Irving, Washington View in context

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