01 n. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
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1.
A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
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2.
A band consisting of a twig twisted.
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3.
An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured; a wythe.(Naut.)
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4.
A partition between flues in a chimney.(Arch.)