wicker-work
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Sciath, sī′ath, n. an oblong shield of wicker-work formerly used in Ireland.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
It was an elderly woman, richly dressed, with a wicker-work picnic basket in her hand.
From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan
Crate, krāt, n. a wicker-work case for packing crockery in, or for carrying fruit.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Even then the wicker-work ornament was retained, as a sort of attest of its origin.
From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst
The Ainu of Piratori wear Japanese hats of wicker-work; and others, especially women, tie round their head a Japanese towel—a fashion, as we have seen, also adopted from the Japanese.
From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage
