/widh"ee, with"ee/ , n. , pl. withies , adj., withier, withiest . Chiefly Brit.
n.
1. a willow.
2. a pliable branch or twig, esp. a withe.
3. a band, loop, halter, or rope of slender twigs; widdy.
adj.
4. made of pliable branches or twigs, esp. of withes.
5. flexible; pliable.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE withig; akin to WITHE, ON vithir, OHG wida, Gk itéa willow, L vitis vine ]