wicker-work

Example Sentences

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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

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

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 Step, Edward

Even then the wicker-work ornament was retained, as a sort of attest of its origin.

From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst

When speaking of Salisbury Cathedral spire, allusion was made to the repairs being carried out from a wicker-work contrivance suspended from the top.

From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various