OSIERS
Noun
osiers
plural of osier
Anagrams
• Rosies
Source: Wiktionary
OSIER
O"sier, n. Etym: [F. osier: cf. Prov. F. oisis, Armor. ozil, aozil,
Gr. 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 somilar
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.
O"sier, a.
Definition: Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers. "This osier
cage of ours." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition