Willow

wiKlo, n. A tree or bush of many species, most of which have slender, pliant branches. (Cotton and Woolen Manuf.) A machine in which flax, wool, or cotton is opened and cleansed, — prob. so called having been orig. a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, or perh. winnow, as denoting the winnowing: or cleansing action of the machine; a — willy; a willower. v. To open and cleanse (cotton or wool) by means of a willow. [AS. welig, OD. and LG. wilge, also LG. wichel; E. wicker, AS. wican, to give way, bend, G. welle, a wave, Goth. walwjan, to roll, Lithuan. welt i, to full cloth, suwelto mat hair together, also AS. widhig = E. withy, q. v., E. wicker.] — To wear the willow. To lose, or be forsaken by, one's lover.— Weeping w. See under — Weep. Willowy, -lo-Y, a. Abounding with willows; resembling a willow; pliant; flexible; pendent; drooping.— Willy, n. Cotton and Woolen Manuf.) A willow. [Prob. a corrupt, of willow.] Wilt. See Will. sun, cube, full moon. foot cow, WIND