withe
(noun) band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
withe, withy
(noun) strong flexible twig
Source: WordNet® 3.1
withe (plural withes)
A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
A band of twisted twigs.
An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows.
(nautical) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured.
(architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney.
withe (third-person singular simple present withes, present participle withing, simple past and past participle withed)
To bind with withes.
To beat with withes.
• White, white
Source: Wiktionary
Withe, n. Etym: [OE. withe. Withy, n.] [Written also with.]
1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured; a wythe. R. H. Dana, Jr.
4. (Arch.)
Definition: A partition between flues in a chimney.
Withe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withed; p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.]
Definition: To bind or fasten with withes. You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
