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osier

/ˈəʊzɪə/US/ˈoʊʒəɹ/

osier noun: a willow, of species Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America, considered the best willow for wickerwork.

Noun

osier (countable and uncountable, plural osiers)

  1. A willow, of species Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America, considered the best willow for wickerwork.
    Synonyms:
    common osier
  2. (broadly) Any kind of willow.
  3. Long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.
    • She pulled half a dozen fine fish out of the water within the reeds, killing each as she took it out, and threading it on a long osier that she carried. Then she knotted the osier, hung it on her arm, picked up the pitcher, and turned to come back.1906, E. Nesbit, The Story of the Amulet
    • Wattling consists of a row of upright stakes the spaces between which are more or less filled by interweaving small branches, hazel rods, osiers, reeds, thin strips of wood, or other pliant material.1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 188

Proper noun capitalized: Osier

Osier (plural Osiers)

  1. A surname from French.

osier meaning in Tamil

osier in Tamil

கூடைமுடியப் பயன்படும் ஒருவகைப் பிரம்பு, பண்கொடி, பிரப்பங்கொடி

Synonyms of osier

  • common osier

Forms of osier

Noun
pluralosiers
Proper noun
pluralOsiers

Origin of osier

Borrowed from French osier (“basket willow, withy”)

Borrowed from French Osier, from the noun osier (“willow tree”). Also altered from Auger and Ager. Compare Losier.

Words formed from osier

Phrases with osier

Words that rhyme with osier

Questions about osier

What does osier mean?
Osier means a willow, of species Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America, considered the best willow for wickerwork.
What is osier in Tamil?
Osier in Tamil is கூடைமுடியப் பயன்படும் ஒருவகைப் பிரம்பு, பண்கொடி, பிரப்பங்கொடி. See Osier meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is osier?
Osier can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce osier?
Osier is pronounced /ˈəʊzɪə/ (UK).
What is the plural of osier?
The plural of osier is osiers.

Words near osier in the dictionary

  1. Osiandrians
  2. Osias
  3. Osiases
  4. Osica de Sus
  5. Osicala
  6. osier
  7. osiered
  8. osieries
  9. osierlike
  10. osiers
  11. osiery

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Adapted from Wiktionary: osier (page history and authors); Osier (page history and authors); osier (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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