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Definition or meaning of the English word Willow
To open and cleanse; as cotton; flax; or wool; by means of a willow. See Willow. (v. t.).
A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods; (n.).
" Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix; including many species; most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow; desolation; or desertion. ""A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight."" Sir W. Scott. Hence; a lover forsaken by; or ha (n.).
Translations for the English word Willow
German Translation for the English word Willow is Weide[Noun]
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