Wicker Definition

wĭkər
noun
A thin, flexible twig; withe.
Webster's New World
Such twigs or long, woody strips woven together, as in making baskets or furniture.
Webster's New World

Wickerwork.

Wiktionary

Wickerwork.

Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Made of or covered with wicker.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Wicker

Noun

Singular:
wicker
Plural:
wickers

Origin of Wicker

  • Middle English wiker, cognate with Swedish vikker (“willow"), Old Norse veikr (“weak"), English weak

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English wiker of Scandinavian origin weik-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Wicker Sentence Examples

  • They protected themselves in battle with a large wooden or wicker shield, the centre of which was ornamented with an iron boss (umbo).

  • The deck was furnished with wicker furniture, two chairs fac­ing each other and a sofa with a coffee table in front of it.

  • In the corners stood carboys of acid in wicker baskets.

  • Scattered over the country were numerous small hamlets, composed mainly of wicker cabins, among which were some which might be called houses; other hamlets were composed of huts of the rudest kind.

  • They carried double-edged swords and short daggers for use hand to hand, the steel of which was hardened b y being buried underground; their defensive armour was a light Gallic shield or a round wicker buckler, and greaves of felt round their legs.

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Words Starting With

WWIWIC

Words Ending With

RERKER

Unscrambles

wicker

Words Starting With W and Ending With R

Starts With W & Ends With RStarts With WI & Ends With RStarts With W & Ends With ER

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With W6 Letter Words Ending With R