willow curtain (wilokertan)

In hydraul. eng in., a form of floating dike made of willow wands, used in western rivers in the United States as a shield against the current, and to prevent the wearing of the banks. willow-dolerus (wil'ō-dole-rus), n. A small saw-fly, Dolerus arvensis , blue-black in color, found frequently on willows in the United States in May and June. willowed (wil'ōd), a. [ No longer steel-clad warriors ride Along thy wild and willow'd shore. willower (wil'ō-er), n. Scott, L. of L. M., iv. 1. [ willow1 + -er1.] Same as willow2 . willow-fly (wil'ō-fli), n. A pseudo neuropterous insect of the family Perlidæ ; any perlid or stone-fly; especially, one whose larva is used for bait, as the yellow sally, Chloroperla virid is of England, or Nematura variegata of the same country. See cut un der Perla. IMG:content-2391.jpg:[graphic]