wicker-work
Example Sentences
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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
But after a while one of the said worthies, opening a little of the wicker-work door, bent his ear to the aperture, and appeared to be listening intently.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
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
“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
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
