\With"y\, n.; pl. {Withies}. [OE. withe, wipi, AS.
w[=i]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG.
w[=i]da, Icel. v[=i]?ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig,
Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. ?, and probably to L. vitis a
vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. [root]141. Cf. {Wine},
{Withe}.]
1. (Bot.) The osier willow ({Salix viminalis}). See {Osier},
   n.
   (a) .
2. A withe. See {Withe}, 1.

\With"y\, a.
Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also,
abounding in withes.
      The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little
      withy plantation.                        --G. Eliot.