Meaning & use
withe
A flexible, slender branch or twig, especially of willow, used for tying or weaving things together.
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The basket maker soaked willow withes in water to make them easier to bend.
Farmers once used tough withes to bundle sheaves of wheat together.
A note on using this word
Withe is an old word still used in basketry and traditional building; it also names a masonry partition that separates two flues inside a chimney.
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