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willy 音標拼音: [w'ɪli] n. 威廉的昵稱 威廉的昵稱 Willow \ Wil" low\, n. [ OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. { Willy}.] [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] And I must wear the willow garland For him that' s dead or false to me. -- Campbell. [ 1913 Webster] 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}. [ 1913 Webster] { 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}. [ 1913 Webster]
Willy \ Wil" ly\, n. [ Cf. { Willow}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. A large wicker basket. [ Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Textile Manuf.) Same as 1st { Willow}, 2. [ 1913 Webster]
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