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raffia

English

Alternative forms

rafia, raphia; rofia (obsolete)

Etymology

From Malagasy rofia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /??æfi?/
Rhymes: -æfi?

Noun

raffia (countable and uncountable, plural raffias)

A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia).

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affair

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wicker

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?k?(?)/
Rhymes: -?k?(r)
(General American) enPR: w?k??r, IPA^(key): /?w?k?/
Homophone: whicker (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Homophone: Wicca (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

wicker (countable and uncountable, plural wickers)

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

Derived terms

wickerwork
rewicker
wicker man

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Adjective

wicker (not comparable)

Made of wickerwork.

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Middle English

Adjective

wicker

comparative degree of wikke

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raffia

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wicker

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