n.1 any of various willows, esp. Salix viminalis, with long flexible shoots used in basketwork.
2 a shoot of a willow.
Phrases and idioms:
osier-bed a place where osiers are grown.
Etymology: ME f. OF: cf. med.L auseria osier-bed
n.1 any of various willows, esp. Salix viminalis, with long flexible shoots used in basketwork.
2 a shoot of a willow.
Phrases and idioms:
osier-bed a place where osiers are grown.
Etymology: ME f. OF: cf. med.L auseria osier-bed
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012