osier-bed

At the point of the lake which projected to the north, they had discovered an osier-bed in which grew a large number of purple osiers.

The Mysterious Island 2005

At the point of the lake which projected to the north, they had discovered an osier-bed in which grew a large number of purple osiers.

The Mysterious Island 2005

He walked between the two points, an osier-bed at this end and some floating lilies at that, and at each point stopped and looked expectantly in one direction.

Our Mutual Friend 2004

On one side the backwater flowed sluggishly on around the osier-bed; on the other it hurried smoothly, silently away, to broaden suddenly before it swept in white foam over an open weir into a deep pool below.

The Invader A Novel

Looking about her she saw an osier-bed dividing the stream, and beside it the opening into the willow-shaded backwater which she remembered.

The Invader A Novel

But the floor of the valley was an osier-bed, and the burst of sunshine had set alight the coarse orange hair of the young plants.

The Judge Rebecca West 1937

These should be taken from a nursery in which they have been "schooled" for one year, as in that case they will produce a crop fit to cut one year earlier than if the cuttings have been put at once in the new osier-bed.

The Naturalist on the Thames 1882

Otters, which travel up and down the river, and occasionally lie in the osier-bed which joins the wood, complete the list of predatory quadrupeds which haunt it.

The Naturalist on the Thames 1882

A flock of sandpipers remained there for some weeks, and during the summer numbers of sedge-warblers have nested on and around the eyot; the cuckoo has been a regular visitor to the osier-bed in the early morning, probably with a view to laying its eggs in the sedge-warblers 'nests.

The Naturalist on the Thames 1882

This osier-bed is cut quite early in the year, usually in January, and by February all the fresh rods are planted.

The Naturalist on the Thames 1882