wicker-work

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Thus, with only twelve companions, in the wicker-work "curraghs" covered with oxhide that were the only boats of the Celtic races at the time, the future apostle of Scotland set sail from his native land.

From Life of Saint Columba Apostle of Scotland by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)

Nance, prying for other details, had found and pieced together a few torn scraps of paper—the remains of a letter—stuck between the braided wicker-work and ribbon of a waste-paper basket in the directress's study.

From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

Demi-john, dem′i-jon, n. a glass bottle with a full body and narrow neck, enclosed in wicker-work.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The outside structure curiously vandyked in a zig-zag fashion with wooden partitions, the interstices were filled with wicker-work, plastered with well-tempered clay, to which chopped straw imparted additional tenacity.

From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John

But perhaps the most senseless of all these absurdities is the making an earthen jug in imitation of wicker-work when if so formed it would be useless as a water-vessel.

From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Dresser, Christopher