wicker-work
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It is extensively grown on account of the long, straight shoots produced from the stump when the tree is cut down, which are of great use in wicker-work.
From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Edward Step
Basket, a vessel or utensil of wicker-work, made of interwoven osiers or willows, rushes, twigs, grasses, &c.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
They went down into a rather large kitchen, crammed full of wicker-work garden-chairs and flower-stands.
From 813 by Maurice Leblanc
The cage may be a wicker-work one, or simply wire, but the bars must not be too wide.
From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Gordon Stables
After ascending the steep face of the mountain, and gradually turning the shoulder of the range, we reached his residence, occupying the summit of a steep hill, well fortified with palisades and wicker-work.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
