Associations to the word «Withe»
Noun
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Wiktionary
WITHE, noun. A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
WITHE, noun. (nautical) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured.
WITHE, noun. (architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney.
WITHE, verb. To bind with withes.
WITHE, verb. To beat with withes.
Dictionary definition
WITHE, noun. Band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems.
WITHE, noun. Strong flexible twig.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.