Willow

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin
     to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.]
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     1. (Bot.) 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 having lost, the
        person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
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              And I must wear the willow garland
              For him that's dead or false to me.   --Campbell.
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     2. (Textile Manuf.) 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,
        though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the
        winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called
        also {willy}, {twilly}, {twilly devil}, and {devil}.
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     {Almond willow}, {Pussy willow}, {Weeping willow}. (Bot.) See
        under {Almond}, {Pussy}, and {Weeping}.
  
     {Willow biter} (Zool.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     {Willow fly} (Zool.), a greenish European stone fly
        ({Chloroperla viridis}); -- called also {yellow Sally}.
  
     {Willow gall} (Zool.), a conical, scaly gall produced on
        willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ({Cecidomyia
        strobiloides}).
  
     {Willow grouse} (Zool.), the white ptarmigan. See
        {ptarmigan}.
  
     {Willow lark} (Zool.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     {Willow ptarmigan} (Zool.)
        (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.
            See under {Reed}.
        (b) A sparrow ({Passer salicicolus}) native of Asia,
            Africa, and Southern Europe.
  
     {Willow tea}, the prepared leaves of a species of willow
        largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively
        used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for
        tea. --McElrath.
  
     {Willow thrush} (Zool.), a variety of the veery, or Wilson's
        thrush. See {Veery}.
  
     {Willow warbler} (Zool.), a very small European warbler
        ({Phylloscopus trochilus}); -- called also {bee bird},
        {haybird}, {golden wren}, {pettychaps}, {sweet William},
        {Tom Thumb}, and {willow wren}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Willow \Wil"low\, v. t.
     To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a
     willow. See {Willow}, n., 2.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  willow
       n 1: any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus
            Salix [syn: {willow tree}]
       2: a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for
          opening and cleaning raw textile fibers

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Willow, AK (CDP, FIPS 85280)
    Location: 61.74079 N, 150.05632 W
    Population (1990): 285 (244 housing units)
    Area: 35.2 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 99688
  Willow, NY
    Zip code(s): 12495
  Willow, OK (town, FIPS 81300)
    Location: 35.05247 N, 99.50916 W
    Population (1990): 142 (94 housing units)
    Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 73673

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Willow, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
     Population (2000):    1658
     Housing Units (2000): 1530
     Land area (2000):     684.817388 sq. miles (1773.668818 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    8.042330 sq. miles (20.829537 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    692.859718 sq. miles (1794.498355 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            85280
     Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
     Location:             61.769345 N, 149.991065 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     99688
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Willow, AK
      Willow
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Willow, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
     Population (2000):    114
     Housing Units (2000): 66
     Land area (2000):     0.264673 sq. miles (0.685499 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.264673 sq. miles (0.685499 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            81300
     Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
     Location:             35.052527 N, 99.509531 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     73673
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Willow, OK
      Willow