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Definition of Osier

1. Noun. Flexible twig of a willow tree.

2. Noun. Any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture.

Definition of Osier

1. n. 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.

2. a. Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers.

Definition of Osier

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Osier

1. a European tree [n -S] : OSIERED [adj]

Medical Definition of Osier

1. 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. 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. Red osier. A kind of willow with reddish twigs (Salix rubra). An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera) which has slender red branches; also called osier cornel. Origin: F. Osier: cf. Prov. F. Oisis, Armor. Ozil, aozil, Gr, L. Vitex, and E. Withy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osier

osculatrix oscule oscules osculum ose oseltamivir oses osetra osetras osgood-schlatter disease

oshac oshacs oshibori oshidashi osier (current term) osiered osieries osiers osiery osiris

oskar osler-weber-rendu disease osmanli osmanthus osmanthuses osmate osmateria osmaterium osmates

Literary usage of Osier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"ABOUT five hundred physicians of the United States and Canada were present at the dinner given in honor of Dr. William osier, which was held in New York on ..."

2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1874)
"THE osier-WILLOW. The following letter relative to the culture «and economic ... In making my estimate of the large profit from crowing osier-willows I did ..."

3. English Trees and Tree-planting by William H. Ablett (1880)
"osier Beds.—The osier is a native of most parts of Europe, and is found springing up spontaneously by the margin of rivers and other watery places, ..."

4. Modern Essays by Christopher Morley (1921)
"THE STUDENT LIFE By WILLIAM OSLER Sir William osier, one of the best-loved and most ... Walt Whitman said, when Dr. osier attended him years ago, ..."

5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"osier (Fr. osier ... In England the basket makers use the name exclusively for the rods of the white osier (salit timi- nalis) and a few other soft kinds, ..."

6. A Digest of the Reported Cases Determined in the Superior Courts of Ontario by Christopher Robinson, Frank John Joseph (1884)
"osier. Proceedings were taken before a county judge to ... osier. The sheriff of Oxford, in executing a writ of replevin, was obstructed by the defendant, ..."

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