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iers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. "Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow." Dyer.

yers contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball into opposite goals resembling baskets.

As much as a basket will contain.

The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.

The stomach. [Humorous] S. Foote.

A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash. Shak.

A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper.

A basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like.

In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick. Halliwell.

y about for protection. One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm.

mn; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking. Numb. xxii. 30. [Cant] Balaam basket or box (Print.), the receptacle for rejected articles. Blackw. Mag.

A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern.

A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle.

A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; Hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written caba. C. Bronté.

obacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves, coarsely broken; -- so called from the rush baskets in which it is packed in South America. McElrath.

A small basket of rushes, or wilow twigs, etc.

The basket, box, or cage suspended from a ballon to contain passengers, ballast, etc.

A large, globular glass bottle, esp. one of green glass, inclosed in basket work or in a box, for protection; -- used commonly for carrying corrosive liquids; as sulphuric acid, etc.

Business card, a card on which is printed an advertisement or business address. -- Card basket (a) A basket to hold visiting cards left by callers.

A maker or seller of candles. The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne, With tallow spots thy coat. Gay.