Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wicker \Wick"er\, a.
Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork.
Each one a little wicker basket had, Made of fine
twigs, entrail['e]d curiously. --Spenser.
Wicker \Wick"er\, n. [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to
AS. w[=i]can to give way. Cf. {Weak}.]
1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork
and the like; a withe.
2. Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket.
Then quick did dress His half milk up for cheese,
and in a press Of wicker pressed it. --Chapman.
3. Same as 1st {Wike}. [Prov. Eng.]
Source : WordNet®
wicker
n 1: slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or
some canes); used for wickerwork
2: work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow
branches) [syn: {wickerwork}, {caning}]