wicker-work
Example Sentences
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Demi-john, dem′i-jon, n. a glass bottle with a full body and narrow neck, enclosed in wicker-work.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
The cradle is made of wicker-work, about four feet long and one foot wide, roofed over with twigs like the frame of a tilted waggon.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
A small carriage of green wicker-work, with great wheels as high as the body of the vehicle, passed before the windows, and stopped at the door.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 by Various
Crate, krāt, n. a wicker-work case for packing crockery in, or for carrying fruit.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
It was an elderly woman, richly dressed, with a wicker-work picnic basket in her hand.
From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan
