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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
willow \wil"low\, n. oe. wilowe, wilwe, as. wilig, welig; akin
to od. wilge, d. wilg, lg. wilge. cf. willy.
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1. bot. any tree or shrub of the genus salix, including
many species, most of which are characterized often used
as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "a
wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight." --sir w.
scott. hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the
person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
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and i must wear the willow garland
for him that's dead or false to me. --campbell.
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2. textile manuf. a machine in which cotton or wool is
opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes
projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded
with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having
been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,
though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the
winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. called
also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil.
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almond willow, pussy willow, weeping willow. bot. see
under almond, pussy, and weeping.
willow biter zool. the blue tit. prov. eng.
willow fly zool., a greenish european stone fly
chloroperla viridis; -- called also yellow sally.
willow gall zool., a conical, scaly gall produced on
willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly cecidomyia
strobiloides.
willow grouse zool., the white ptarmigan. see
ptarmigan.
willow lark zool., the sedge warbler. prov. eng.
willow ptarmigan zool.
a the european reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.
see under reed.
b a sparrow passer salicicolus native of asia,
africa, and southern europe.
willow tea, the prepared leaves of a species of willow
largely grown in the neighborhood of shanghai, extensively
used by the poorer classes of chinese as a substitute for
tea. --mcelrath.
willow thrush zool., a variety of the veery, or wilson's
thrush. see veery.
willow warbler zool., a very small european warbler
phylloscopus trochilus; -- called also bee bird,
haybird, golden wren, pettychaps, sweet william,
tom thumb, and willow wren.
1913 webster
see also:
willy salix willy twilly twilly devil devil
almond willow pussy willow weeping willow almond pussy
weeping willow biter willow fly chloroperla viridis yellow sally
willow gall cecidomyia strobiloides willow grouse ptarmigan willow lark
willow ptarmigan reed passer salicicolus willow tea willow thrush
veery willow warbler phylloscopus trochilus bee bird haybird
golden wren pettychaps sweet william tom thumb willow wren
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
haybird \hay"bird`\ h=a"b~erd`, n. zool.
a the european spotted flycatcher.
b the european blackcap.
1913 webster
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