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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. Willy.]
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(Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. ``A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight.''
--Sir W. Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow.And I must wear the willow garland For him that's dead or false to me.
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(Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil. Almond willow, Pussy willow, Weeping willow. (Bot.) See under Almond, Pussy, and Weeping. Willow biter (Zo["o]l.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.] Willow fly (Zo["o]l.), a greenish European stone fly ( Chloroperla viridis); -- called also yellow Sally. Willow gall (Zo["o]l.), a conical, scaly gall produced on willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ( Cecidomyia strobiloides). Willow grouse (Zo["o]l.), the white ptarmigan. See ptarmigan. Willow lark (Zo["o]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.] Willow ptarmigan (Zo["o]l.)
The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting. See under Reed.
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A sparrow ( Passer salicicolus) native of Asia, Africa, and Southern Europe.
Willow tea, the prepared leaves of a species of willow largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for tea.
--McElrath.Willow thrush (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the veery, or Wilson's thrush. See Veery.
Willow warbler (Zo["o]l.), a very small European warbler ( Phylloscopus trochilus); -- called also bee bird, haybird, golden wren, pettychaps, sweet William, Tom Thumb, and willow wren.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 a. 1 willing; favourable; ready; eagre. 2 (context UK dialectal Scotland English) self-willed; willful. Etymology 2
n. (alternative form of willow English) Etymology 3
n. 1 (context UK dialectal English) A willow basket. 2 (context UK dialectal English) A fish basket. Etymology 4
alt. 1 (context hypocoristic slang childish English) the penis. 2 (context UK English) a person whom the speaker dislikes. n. 1 (context hypocoristic slang childish English) the penis. 2 (context UK English) a person whom the speaker dislikes.
Wikipedia
Willy (also Rasputin) is a fictional dog from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Willy is a Pug, who appears in the first episode of the programme on 19 February 1985 and remains in the show until 14 May 1992.
Willy or Willie is a masculine given name or nickname. It may refer to:
Not to be confused with Free Willy (TV series)
Willy is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from September 1954 to June 1955. The series stars June Havoc and was produced by Desilu Productions.
A willy or twilly is a machine used in the textile industry, comprising a hollow cone or cylinder with internal spikes which revolves, opening and cleaning wool, cotton, or flax. Terms used have included wool-mill, willow (especially for cotton), willey, twilley, and devil. The process has been called willowing, willying, or woolleying.
Usage examples of "willy".
The necklace that had merely annoyed her for the last few days, now gave her the willies.
Willy, Granny and McKay watched a line of Benji warriors advance, stark naked, red paint on their faces like great bleeding wounds.
He was goddamn in love with her, but how could he do anything about those feelings when he was going through this disgusting midlife, male willies thing?
Then sharpsters would start feeding bad information, to con something out of Willy.
Willy, for she could imagine how the bitter, frustrated Simon Bentwood would look upon his daughter favouring her son, and he with his handicap.
Mr Bentwood, sprang on him and got hold of him by the throat, so Peg said, but Master Willy, being good at throwing people off, got free.
I cannot wait to leave this land and be once again with you, and with Willy, even with his wife, if Miss Bentwood has returned.
Her camera showed Willy Ley and Brasilia and the cable pod dwindling aft.
THE DESCENT OF ANANSI 195 Brasilia and Willy Ley seem to be headed for a summit meeting.
She burdens the remainder of my young years by making me, willy nilly, the guardian of her child.
Black people who had never been near the Keedsler mansion could imitate the Lyre Bird and the Willy Wagtail of Australia, the Golden Oriole of India, the Nightingale and the Chaffinch and the Wren and the Chiffchaff of England itself.
Even Willy Wisp was listening, and the Crabapple Blossoms gazed at him with inexpressible gratitude.
Most of the moldies were for sending a smart bomb to annihilate Wendy-Quuz and for never using Curdle Decryption again, but Willy and Gurdle-7 were arguing that the technology was too important to ignore.
Willy, Fern, Ulam, and Flouncey drove to the Little Kidders Superstore.
Yet as she sat on the side of the bunk and looked down on the sleeping face of Josefina she asked herself what else she could have done, and the answer came, she could have done what Matthew told her she must do, return home alone wccth Willy and leave his flyblow behind.