Dictionary entry

Wicker

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Wick″er (?), n. [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to AS. wīcan to give way. Cf. Weak.]

1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork and the like; a withe.

2. Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket.

Then quick did dress

His half milk up for cheese, and in a press

Of wicker pressed it. Chapman.

3. Same as 1st Wike.