wicker basket
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈwɪkər ˈbæskɪt/
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cesta de mimbre
- During the picnic, we used a wicker basket to carry sandwiches and drinks.
- carrying a wicker basket
- wicker basket filled
- huge wicker basket
Examples
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Mum brought sandwiches packed in a wicker basket.
Fiction book (2001) -
Charlotte Blair tossed the fabric swatch back into its wicker basket.
Fiction book (2000) -
There was a wicker basket on the girl's arm.
Fiction book (1999) -
Also, a small wicker basket with a special surprise for Anna.
Fiction book (1995) -
In her lap, she held a small wicker basket.
Academic text (2011) -
A flower girl crosses their table with a wicker basket of red roses.
Fiction book (1998) -
The woman had come to the door on Zachary's third day home, holding out a wicker basket with a handle.
Fiction book (1996) -
Sharon watched as he leaned over and reached into the wicker basket on the other side of the blanket.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the distance, we see women with large wicker baskets on their backs, picking in multi-terraced tea gardens.
Academic text (2000) -
I'm carrying a wicker basket full of tamales that is rubbing my shoulder raw and pulling me off balance.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.0
A container made by weaving thin pieces of material with handles for carrying things
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1.9
A large basket with a lid used to carry or store clothes
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3.2
A basket for carrying and measuring fruit or vegetables that holds about 35 litres
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2.1
A small basket for keeping needles, thread and other things used to fix clothes
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1.3
A large container with handles for holding dirty clothes before washing
A large basket with a round top used as a traditional beehive
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Morphology
The meaning 'a basket made from wicker' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'wicker' (the woven material) with 'basket' (a woven receptacle). This material+object compounding is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common composition that a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer.
Etymology
The name wicker basket comes from wicker, the way people weave thin twigs or reeds, and basket, meaning a 'container'. So the name simply tells you it is a 'container' made by weaving, used to carry or store things.