How do you use the word "wicker" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "wicker": Arjun passed by the shop that sold wicker baskets.

Wicker Meaning

/ˈwɪkəː/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.

nounWickerwork.

Sentence Examples

Arjun passed by the shop that sold wicker baskets.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The woven ____ furniture was perfect for the sunroom due to its natural look.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She bought some beautiful ____ chairs for her garden so that she could enjoy the sunshine on bright summer weekends today.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English wiker, cognate with Swedish vikker (“willow”), Old Norse veikr (“weak”), English weak.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Then quick did dress / His half milk up for cheese, and in a press / Of wicker pressed it." — 1614–1615, Homer, “(please specify the book number)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses. […], London: […] Rich[ard] Field [and William Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, published 1615, →OCLC; republished in The Odysseys of Homer, […], volume (please specify the book number), London: John Russell Smith, […], 1857, →OCLC:

"There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished." — 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

"He rose to light my cigarette, then sank back into his wicker chair contentedly. The tea was weak, but not cold, thanks to the hot-plate." — 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 7, in Crime out of Mind:

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