Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - willow
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(willows) A willow or a willow tree is a type of tree with long branches and long narrow leaves that grows near water. N-COUNT • Willow is the wood of this tree. ...willow furniture. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n WILLOWY A person who is willowy is tall, thin, and graceful. = slender ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English wilghe, wilowe, from Old English welig; akin to Middle High German wilge ~ Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the ~ family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of apetalous flowers and including forms of value for wood, osiers, or tanbark and a few ornamentals 2. an object made of ~ wood; especially a cricket bat • ~like adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a tree or shrub of the genus Salix, growing usu. near water in temperate climates, with small flowers borne on catkins, and pliant branches yielding osiers and timber for cricket-bats, baskets, etc. 2 a cricket-bat. Phrases and idioms willow grouse a common European grouse, Lagopus lagopus, with brown breeding plumage and white winter plumage. willow-herb any plant of the genus Epilobium etc., esp. one with leaves like a willow and pale purple flowers. willow-pattern a conventional design representing a Chinese scene, often with a willow tree, of blue on white porcelain, stoneware, or earthenware. willow-warbler (or -wren) a small woodland bird, Phylloscopus trochilus, with a tuneful song. Etymology: OE welig ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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ива (Salix) – almond-leaved willow – balsam willow – basket willow – bay willow – bay-leaf willow – bearberry willow – blooming willow – blunt-leaved willow – bog willow – brittle willow – broad-leaved willow – button willow – Caspian willow – common willow – crack willow – crane willow – creeping willow – daphne willow – desert willow – diamond willow – drooping willow – dwarf willow – European willow – flowering willow – French willow – furry willow – glaucous willow – glossy willow – goat willow – gray willow – ground willow – hairy willow – halberd willow – heart-leaved willow – herblike willow – hoary willow – laurel willow – least willow – littletree willow – long-leaved willow – myrtle willow – net-leaf willow – northern willow – osier willow – peach-leaved willow – Persian willow – prairie willow – purple willow – pussy willow – pygmy willow – red willow – ring willow – river-bank willow – Roman willow – roundear willow – sage willow – sand-bar willow – sharpleaf willow – shining willow – shinleaf willow – silky willow – silver willow – silver-leaf willow – slender willow – snap willow – snow willow – stipule willow – swamp willow – sweet willow – tea-leaved willow – varnished willow – violet willow – water willow – weeping willow – white willow – whortleberry willow – woolly willow – woollytwig willow – wrinkled-leaf willow ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. бот. ива (Salix gen.) 2. ивовые прутья, ивняк 3. древесина ивы 4. изделие из древесины ивы, особ. бита (в крикете, бейсболе) to wield the willow —- играть в крикет 5. текст. угароочищающая машина 6. текст. пылевыколачивающая машина Id: to wear the (green) willow —- оплакивать мужа (возлюбленного); горевать по любимому (умершему, бросившему, не ответившему на любовь) 7. текст. обеспыливать (шерсть) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) ива 2) coll. бита (в крикете, бейсболе) 3) text. угароочищающая машина; пылевыколачивающая машина - wear the willow ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. welig, from P.Gmc. *walg-. The change in form to -ow (14c.) paralleled that of bellow and fellow. Willowy "flexible and graceful" is from 1791. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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