Definition

1. Noun:
   • Material: Slender, flexible branches or twigs, especially from willow trees or certain canes, used for weaving.
   • Product: Objects or work created by weaving these slender, flexible branches together.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Material):

  • The artisan gathered fresh wicker for the basket.
  • Traditional wicker is often made from willow or rattan.

• Noun (Product):

  • She placed the picnic basket, made of wicker, on the table.
  • The porch was furnished with comfortable wicker chairs.

Advanced Usage

• "Wickerwork": The craft or product of weaving wicker.
  • He admired the intricate wickerwork of the antique hamper.

Variants and Related Words

• Wickerwork (n): The craft or objects made by weaving wicker.
• Wickered (adj): Made of or resembling wicker.
  • The wickered surface of the chair was smooth and sturdy.

Synonyms

• Osier: A type of willow whose branches are used for wickerwork.
• Rattan: A climbing palm whose stems are used similarly to wicker.
• Cane: The slender, flexible stem of certain plants, often used like wicker.

Related Phrases

(Note: 'Wicker' is primarily a noun for a material or product. It is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs or idioms on its own.)

Noun

1. work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
2. slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork