| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | with·y |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  w th  , wth |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Made of or as flexible as withes; tough. 2. Wiry and agile. | | NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. with·ies
1. A rope or band made of withes. 2a. A long flexible twig, as that of an osier. b. A tree or shrub having such twigs. | | ETYMOLOGY: | withe + –y1. N., from Middle English withye, willow branch, from Old English w thig, willow. See wei- in Appendix I.
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