wicker
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wicker¹
- /ˈwɪkəː/ UK
- [ˈwɪkəː] UK
- /ˈwɪkɚ/ US
- [ˈwɪkɚ] ~ [ˈwɪkɹ̩] US
Sounds like whicker (wine–whine merger), Wicca (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɪkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English wiker, cognate with Old Swedish vikker (“willow”), Old Norse veikr (“weak”), English weak.
noun wickers
- A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.
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Wickerwork.
wicker basket wicker chair wicker cradle
Similar: wick
adjective
- Made of wickerwork. There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly
Wicker²
proper noun
- A surname.
- A ghost town in Brazos County, Texas, United States, recorded by the USGS as a populated place.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wickerwork, caning, osier, wicker-work, wickerware, wattle, wattlework, basketweaving, cane, wattling, wandwork, basket weaving, wisp, willy, basket chair, withe
Translations
Talk about this word "wicker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wicker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wicker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wicker "wicker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wicker.Cite this
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title = {wicker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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