Definition of "osiers" []

• Plural form of osier. (noun)

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• "This stripping of the osiers is a most busy time in the neighbourhood of the large plantations -- almost like hop-picking -- for men, women, and children can all help."
• "The stability of these old timber-built halls, which were so common in Cheshire, depended upon the strong beams with which they were built, the panels being only filled in with light material such as osiers plastered over with mud; and it was one of these that had been pushed out."
• "I dreamed that down by the river I cut red osiers to make withy fences for raised beds behind the house."