See Also: allective(dictionary)
withy(medicine)
withy(1)(dictionary)
withy(2)(dictionary)

withy(2) (iou) and allective (iou)


withy(2) (iou)



withy noun.

Any of the willows (genus Salix); spec. one grown for its flexible branches, esp. the crack-willow, S. fragilis. OE.
A flexible branch of a willow, esp. as used for tying or binding, as a noose, etc.; a leash, hoop, etc., made of a withy. LME.
b. collect. Withies as a material. M19.
Comb.: withy-bed a thicket of withies.

allective (iou)



allective noun & adjective. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
[medieval Latin allectivus, from allect- pa. ppl stem of allicere allure: see -IVE.]
(Something) alluring or enticing.