With″y (?), n.; pl.Withies (#). [OE. withe, wipi, AS. wī�ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. wīda, Icel. vī�ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. �, and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. √141. Cf. Wine, Withe.]
1. (Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a).
2. A withe. See Withe, 1.