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Definition of willow

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Willow (n.) 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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Weeping :: Weeping (a.) Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash..

Viceroy :: Viceroy (prep.) A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees..

Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) A species of willow.

Pliable :: Pliable (v.) Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant..

Willow-weed :: Willow-weed (n.) Any kind of Polygonum with willowlike foliage.

Willow-herb :: Willow-herb (n.) A perennial herb (Epilobium spicatum) with narrow willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is sometimes made to include other species of the same genus.

Fusain :: Fusain (n.) Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement..

Willowish :: Willowish (a.) Having the color of the willow; resembling the willow; willowy.

Pollard :: Pollard (v. t.) To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows..

Willow :: Willow (n.) 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..

Onagrarieous :: Onagrarieous (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Onagraceae or Onagrarieae), which includes the fuchsia, the willow-herb (Epilobium), and the evening primrose (/nothera)..

Willow-weed :: Willow-weed (n.) A European species of loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris).

Fireweed :: Fireweed (n.) The great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum).

Willow-thorn :: Willow-thorn (n.) A thorny European shrub (Hippophae rhamnoides) resembling a willow.

Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.

Willowed :: Willowed (a.) Abounding with willows; containing willows; covered or overgrown with willows.

Sallow :: Sallow (n.) The willow; willow twigs.

Tumbril :: Tumbril (n.) A kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep..

Willower :: Willower (n.) A willow. See Willow, n., 2..

Willying :: Willying (n.) The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow..