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Withe   /wɪθ/   Listen
Withe

noun
(Written also with)
1.
Band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems.
2.
Strong flexible twig.  Synonym: withy.





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"Withe" Quotes from Famous Books



... he hathe as many paramours, as hym lykethe. For he makethe to come before him, the fairest and the nobleste of birthe and the gentylleste damyseles of his contree, and he maketh hem to ben kept and served fulle honourabely, and whan he wole have on to lye withe him, he makethe hem alle to come before him; and he beholdethe in alle, whiche of hem is most to his plesance, and to hire anon he sendethe or castethe a ryng fro his fyngre: And thanne anon sche schalle ben bathed and richely atyred, ...
— The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries - of the English Nation. v. 8 - Asia, Part I. • Richard Hakluyt
... a long withe on which wriggled at least two dozen silvery fish. "Aren't they beauties?" she demanded. "Wait! ...
— Wyn's Camping Days - or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club • Amy Bell Marlowe


Words linked to "Withe" :   branchlet, twig, osier, sprig, band


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