wicker-work
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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
“It strikes me,” said Geoffrey, “the demon that led you astray dwelt in a stone jar, with a wicker-work casing.”
From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard
They went down into a rather large kitchen, crammed full of wicker-work garden-chairs and flower-stands.
From 813 by Leblanc, Maurice
The amount of medicine for the prevention or cure of seasickness, which was taken by my fellow-voyagers from flat bottles covered with wicker-work, would have astonished the most ardent upholder of the old allopathic practice.
From My Unknown Chum by Fairbanks, Charles Bullard
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
