What does Osier mean?

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ˈoʊ ʒərosier

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. osiernoun

    flexible twig of a willow tree

  2. osiernoun

    any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

Wiktionary

  1. osiernoun

    A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow.

  2. osiernoun

    One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.

  3. Etymology: osier, from osiere (compare Medieval Latin auseria 'willow-bed'), from * (compare Low German Halster, Hilster 'bay willow').

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Osiernoun

    A tree of the willow kind, growing by the water, of which the twigs are used for basket-work.

    Etymology: osier, French.

    The rank of osiers, by the murmuring stream,
    Left on your right hand, brings you to the place. William Shakespeare.

    Ere the sun advance his burning eye,
    I must fill up this osier cage of ours
    With baleful weeds and precious juiced flowers. William Shakespeare.

    Bring them for food sweet boughs and osiers cut,
    Nor all the winter long thy hay rick shut. Thomas May, Virg.

    Like her no nymph can willing osiers bend,
    In basket-works, which painted streaks commend. Dryd.

    Along the marshes spread,
    We made the osier fringed bank our bed. Alexander Pope, Odyss.

ChatGPT

  1. osier

    Osier is a type of willow tree, typically found in Europe and Asia, known for its flexible, slender twigs that are often used for making baskets and furniture.

Wikidata

  1. Osier

    Osier is a populated place in Conejos County, Colorado. It is an old railroad settlement and train stop approximately halfway along the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad where trains from both ends of the line meet and stop for lunch, making it possible for passengers to either continue in the same direction or return to their point of origin afterwards. This location by the Rio de Los Pinos river was the halfway point on the old toll road from Conejos, Colorado to Chama, New Mexico, and can be reached by Forest Road 103 from Colorado State Highway 17.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Osier

    ō′zhėr, n. the popular name for those species of willow whose twigs are used in making baskets, &c.—adj. made of or like osiers.—adj. O′siered, adorned with willows.—n. O′siery, a place where osiers are grown. [Fr.; perh. from Gr. oisos.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. OSIER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Osier is ranked #26042 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Osier surname appeared 941 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Osier.

    93.2% or 877 total occurrences were White.
    2.6% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 19 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.9% or 9 total occurrences were Black.

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  1. Rosie

  2. sorie

  3. serio

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Osier in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Osier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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