- a slender flexible twig or shoot, esp of willow
- short for wickerwork
- made, consisting of, or constructed from wicker
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wick•er /ˈwɪkɚ/USA pronunciation
n.
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [countable] a slender, easily bent twig that can be shaped to form baskets, furniture, etc.
- Furniture[uncountable] twigs or sticks bent and woven together, used as the material for baskets, chairs, or the like;
wickerwork.
adj. [before a noun]
- Furnituremade of wicker;
covered with wicker.
wick•er
(wik′ər),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- a slender, pliant twig;
osier;
withe. - Furnitureplaited or woven twigs or osiers as the material of baskets, chairs, etc.;
wickerwork. - Furnituresomething made of wickerwork, as a basket.
adj.
- Furnitureconsisting or made of wicker:a wicker chair.
- covered with wicker:a wicker jug.
- Scandinavian; compare dialect, dialectal Swedish vikker willow. See weak
- Middle English 1300–50
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wicker /ˈwɪkə/ n
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