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| Source: gcide | Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin
to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.]
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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.
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And I must wear the willow garland
For him that's dead or false to me. --Campbell.
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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}.
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{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}.
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| Source: gcide | Willow \Wil"low\, v. t.
To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a
willow. See {Willow}, n., 2.
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| Source: wn | willow
n 1: any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus
Salix [syn: {willow tree}]
2: a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for
opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
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| Source: gazetteer | Willow, AK (CDP, FIPS 85280)
Location: 61.74079 N, .05632 W
Population (1990): 285 (244 housing units)
Area: 35.2 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99688
Willow, NY
Zip code(s): 12495
Willow, OK (town, FIPS 81300)
Location: 35.05247 N, 99.50916 W
Population (1990): 142 (94 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 73673
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| Source: gaz place | Willow, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
Population (2000): 1658
Housing Units (2000): 1530
Land area (2000): 684.817388 sq. miles (1773.668818 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 8.042330 sq. miles (20.829537 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 692.859718 sq. miles (1794.498355 sq. km)
FIPS code: 85280
Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
Location: 61.769345 N, 149.991065 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 99688
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Willow, AK
Willow
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| Source: gaz place | Willow, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 114
Housing Units (2000): 66
Land area (2000): 0.264673 sq. miles (0.685499 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.264673 sq. miles (0.685499 sq. km)
FIPS code: 81300
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.052527 N, 99.509531 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73673
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Willow, OK
Willow
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