wicker

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
noun work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)

From Middle English wiker, cognate with Swedish vikker (“willow”), Old Norse veikr (“weak”), English weak.

"I do love you, Wicker. — The Daughter of Anderson Crow, George Barr McCutcheon
There are quadrillions of wicker baskets." — The Green Mouse, Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
She had sunk back again on the wicker chair. — Mr. Standfast, John Buchan

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