wickerwork
noun
wick·er·work
ˈwi-kər-ˌwərk 
: work consisting of interlaced pliable twigs or branches
a cage of wickerwork
Examples of wickerwork in a Sentence
We bought wickerwork for the screened porch.
Recent Examples on the Web
These pint-sized, four-wheeled models were made from clay, and their outer surfaces were engraved with a wickerwork pattern reminiscent of the basketry used by mining communities at the time.
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Kai James, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
Bags, which double up as bucket hats, the outfit’s most recent brand extension, drew inspiration from the rich wickerwork traditions of Ukrainian village, Iza.
—Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Their interiors, designed by South African architecture power-couple Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens, deliver a breezy mix of wickerwork, local limestone, and midcentury modern furniture accented with nautical touches such as copper porthole windows and fist-sized seashells.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
Much smaller, but equally interesting is the Gallery of Kyoto Traditional Arts & Crafts downtown, which displays (and in some cases, sells) everything from wickerwork to Buddhist sculptures by students of the Traditional Arts Super College of Kyoto.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Jan. 2023
The authors surmise that the user could have sat directly on the pot, or the pot could have been placed under a wickerwork or timber chair.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2022
Pickaxes cut through humus (a fermenting paste of dead plant life), the wickerwork of tree roots, a narrow band of white mineral sand, and yet more fungi tangled below.
—Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
Characterized by wickerwork of raffia and bird feathers, as well as circular eyes, Gitenga masks represent the rising sun, a symbol of growth.
—NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2020
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Kai James, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
Bags, which double up as bucket hats, the outfit’s most recent brand extension, drew inspiration from the rich wickerwork traditions of Ukrainian village, Iza.
—Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Their interiors, designed by South African architecture power-couple Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens, deliver a breezy mix of wickerwork, local limestone, and midcentury modern furniture accented with nautical touches such as copper porthole windows and fist-sized seashells.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
Much smaller, but equally interesting is the Gallery of Kyoto Traditional Arts & Crafts downtown, which displays (and in some cases, sells) everything from wickerwork to Buddhist sculptures by students of the Traditional Arts Super College of Kyoto.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Jan. 2023
The authors surmise that the user could have sat directly on the pot, or the pot could have been placed under a wickerwork or timber chair.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2022
Pickaxes cut through humus (a fermenting paste of dead plant life), the wickerwork of tree roots, a narrow band of white mineral sand, and yet more fungi tangled below.
—Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
Characterized by wickerwork of raffia and bird feathers, as well as circular eyes, Gitenga masks represent the rising sun, a symbol of growth.
—NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2020
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“Wickerwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wickerwork. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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wickerwork
noun
wick·er·work
-ˌwərk
: something (as a basket or chair) made of interlaced flexible twigs or branches
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