wickerwork

ˈwɪkərˌwɜːrk

Definition

Definition of wickerwork - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

craft

Rare

the technique or process of weaving twigs or branches

Rare

She learned wickerwork at her grandmother's knee..

basket weaving

wicker

woven objects

Rare

objects made by weaving slender branches

Rare

The chair was crafted from intricate wickerwork.

basketry

plaiting

weaving

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the technique or process of weaving twigs or branches
objects made by weaving slender branches

Origin of wickerwork

Old Norse, vika (bend) + work (craft)

Terms with wickerwork included in their meaning

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creel

lobster trap

wickerwork trap for catching lobsters

demijohn

container

large bottle often encased in wickerwork

Examples of wickerwork in a sentence

He took a class to master the art of wickerwork.
The basket was a fine piece of wickerwork.
Wickerwork is popular for outdoor furniture.

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French:vannerie, ...
German:Korbflechten, Flechtwerk, ...
Italian:lavorazione del vimini, vimini, ...
Spanish:cestería, mimbre, ...
Portuguese:cestaria, vime, ...
Chinese:柳条编织技术, 藤编, ...
Japanese:柳細工の技術, 籐細工, ...
Arabic:حِرْفَة تَضْفِير الْقُضْبَان, خَصْف, ...
Hebrew:קְלִיעָה, מַעֲשֵׂה קְלִיעָה, ...
Russian:плетение из лозы, плетение, ...
Ukrainian:плетіння, плетені вироби, ...
Hindi:बेंत बुनाई, बेंत का काम, ...
Bengali:বেতের বুনন, বেতের কাজ, ...
Catalan:vímet, ...
Czech:košíkářství, proutěné výrobky, ...
Danish:fletværk, kurveflet, ...
Dutch:vlechtwerk techniek, vlechtwerk, ...
Greek:ψάθινη πλέξη, πλεκτό, ...
Hungarian:kosárfonás, fonottáru, ...
Khmer:ការត្បាញមែកឈើ, វត្ថុត្បាញពីមែកឈើស្តើងៗ, ...
Korean:고리버들 짜기, 고리버들 세공, ...
Persian:بافت حصیری, حصیربافی, ...
Polish:plecionkarstwo, wiklinowe wyroby, ...
Portuguese (BR):cestaria, vime, ...
Romanian:tehnica împletirii, împletitură, ...
Swedish:korgflätning, korgarbete, ...
Thai:การสานหวาย, งานสานหวาย, ...
Turkish:hasır örme, hasır işi, ...
Vietnamese:kỹ thuật đan lát, đồ đan lát, ...

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Definition of wickerwork - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of wickerwork

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Examples of wickerwork in a sentence

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