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
They went down into a rather large kitchen, crammed full of wicker-work garden-chairs and flower-stands.
From 813 by Leblanc, Maurice
Nance, prying for other details, had found and pieced together a few torn scraps of paper—the remains of a letter—stuck between the braided wicker-work and ribbon of a waste-paper basket in the directress's study.
From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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
Instead, the versatile Joseph, as if to keep up his character for versatility, has taken to a new calling altogether—that of basket-making, with the construction of bird-cages, and other kinds of wicker-work.
From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne
