Wicker

(noun.) work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches).

(noun.) slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork.

阿奇校对

• Artificial floating islands have been formed by placing lake mud on rafts of wicker-work covered with reeds. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Without her market-basket, which is a sort of wicker well with two flapping lids, she never stirs abroad. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Mr. Winkle seized the wicker bottle which his friend proffered, and took a lengthened pull at the exhilarating liquid. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Gabriel paused, in some alarm, in the act of raising the wicker bottle to his lips, and looked round. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• A kindred sort of vessel grew up by the use of skins and hides expanded upon a wicker framework. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• To this day cow-hide wicker boats (coracles) are used upon the west coast of Ireland, where there is plenty of cattle and a poverty of big trees. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The chairs and the tables were of wicker. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Piani was taking the wooden cork out of a big wicker-covered wine jug. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The lantern, the spade, and the wicker bottle were found, that day, in the churchyard. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The older man sat in that wicker chair; it was he who used the cigar-holder. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.

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