English Dictionary

willow

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɪl.əʊ/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow. / (intransitive) To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）柳を用いて綿、亜麻、羊毛などを開いて清浄する。 / （自動詞）柳のような細長い枝の形状や動きで現れる、あるいはそのように振る舞う。

Every spring they willow the harvested flax in the river to open and cleanse the fibers before spinning.

毎年春、彼らは収穫した亜麻を川で柳の棒で打ち、繊維をほぐして浄化し、紡ぐ準備をする。

意味（1）

(transitive) To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow.

Willowing over the rough cobbles of the little pier stepped a thin, bent figure, adorned with a silver nannygoat’s beard and bobbling eyes interrupted by the rim of a pair of pince-nez.

willows （ present singular third-person ）

willowing （ participle present ）

willowed （ participle past ）

willowed （ past ）