wicker-work
Example Sentences
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A small carriage of green wicker-work, with great wheels as high as the body of the vehicle, passed before the windows, and stopped at the door.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 by Various
One of these is a helmeted head made of wicker-work, over which has been woven a thick covering of beautiful red feathers bordered with yellow feathers.
From Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian by Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake)
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 Harris, William Cornwallis
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
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
