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osier (iou) and candidate (iou)


osier (iou)



osier noun & adjective. ME.
[Old & mod. French, masc. form corresp. to fem. (dial.) osiere from medieval Latin auseria, which has been referred to a Gaulish word for 'river-bed'.]
A. noun. (A shoot of) any of several willows with tough pliant branches used in basketwork, esp. Salix viminalis, which has long narrow leaves silky on the underside. ME.
purple osier: see PURPLE adjective. red osier: see RED adjective.
Comb.: osier-bed an area of land where osiers are grown, esp. for basket-making.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of, pertaining to, or made of osiers. L16.
osiered adjective covered or planted with osiers; twisted like osiers: E16.
osiery noun (a) a place where osiers are grown; a thicket or plantation of osiers; (b) (articles made of) osier branches: M18.

candidate (iou)



candidate noun & verb. E17.
[Old & mod. French candidat or Latin candidatus clothed in white, a candidate for office (who appeared in a white toga), from candidus: see CANDID, -ATE1.]
A. noun.
I.
A person who seeks or is nominated for (election to) an office, honour, position, etc.; spec. an examinee; more gen., an aspirant, one who seeks something. (Foll. by for, of.) E17.
S. Johnson A candidate for literary fame. J. Buchan I became the Conservative candidate for the counties of Peebles and Selkirk. Day Lewis The 'infant' candidate for baptism turned out to be a strapping boy of nine or ten.
A person or thing thought likely or worthy to gain a particular position. M18.
Goldsmith If ever there was a candidate for Tyburn, this is one. J. Narlikar The X-ray source Cygnus X-1 is perhaps the most promising candidate for the location of a black hole so far known.
II.
Roman History. A member of one of four companies into which the imperial guard was divided. M17.
b. verb intrans. Stand as a candidate. Chiefly US. M19.
candidateship noun = CANDIDACY L18.