serge vs willow

serge

noun
  • A garment made of this fabric. 

  • A type of worsted cloth. 

  • A large wax candle used in some church ceremonies. 

verb
  • To overlock. 

willow

noun
  • A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads. 

  • Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. 

  • The wood of these trees. 

  • The baseball bat. 

  • A cricket bat. 

verb
  • To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow. 

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

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