wicker-work

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Against the wall hung a wicker-work device for holding keys, and in order to reach it Edith was forced to pass by Richard.

From The Baron's Sons by J?kai, M?r

A low horse-shoe table of wicker-work, supported upon basket pedestals, extended the entire length of the hall.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis

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

“It strikes me,” said Geoffrey, “the demon that led you astray dwelt in a stone jar, with a wicker-work casing.”

From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard

This elongates the bag, and brings a heavy pressure upon the mass within, causing the juice to ooze out through the wicker-work of the bag.

From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas