Wicker Definition–noun | 1. | a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe. | | 2. | plaited or woven twigs or osiers as the material of baskets, chairs, etc.; wickerwork. | | 3. | something made of wickerwork, as a basket. | –adjective | 4. | consisting or made of wicker: a wicker chair. | | 5. | covered with wicker: a wicker jug. | |
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Basket Definition–noun | 1. | a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together. | | 2. | a container made of pieces of thin veneer, used for packing berries, vegetables, etc. | | 3. | the amount contained in a basket; a basketful: to pick a basket of apples. | | 4. | anything like a basket in shape or use: He never empties my wastepaper basket. | | 5. | any group of things or different things grouped as a unit; a package; package deal: You can't buy the single stock; you have to take the basket—all companies, stocks and bonds. | | 6. | the car or gondola suspended beneath a balloon, as for carrying passengers or scientific instruments into the atmosphere. | | 7. | Basketball. | a. | an open net suspended from a metal rim attached to the backboard and through which the ball must pass in order for a player to score points. | | b. | a score, counting two for a field goal and one for a free throw. | | | 8. | Also called snow ring. Skiing. a ring strapped to the base of a ski pole to limit penetration of the pole in the snow. | | 9. | Slang: Vulgar. the male genitals, esp. when outlined by a tight-fitting garment. | From DictionaryRelated topics from Britannicaballoon flight
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agriculture, origins of
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coffin
the receptacle in which a corpse is confined. The Greeks and Romans disposed of their dead both by burial and by cremation. Greek coffins were urn-shaped, hexagonal, or triangular, with the body ...
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Art, Antiques, and Collections
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Southern Africa
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garment with a frame of whalebone or of wicker or osier basketwork. Reminiscent of the farthingale (q.v.), the petticoat was reintroduced in England and France around 1710 and remained in favour ...
art, African
In Zambia the Mbunda, Luvale, and Chokwe make masks; those of the former are made of wood, and those of the latter two are made of painted coarse bark cloth on a wicker frame. Each type is worn with ...
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