The earliest known use of the noun osier isle is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for osier isle is from 1744, in the writing of James Thomson, poet.

Salix viminalis, the basket willow, [2] common osier or osier, is a species of willow native to Europe, Western Asia, and the Himalayas. [3][4][5] Salix viminalis is a multistemmed shrub …

The Common osier is a small willow tree that is particularly common in wet areas such as fens, ditches and riversides. It has also been widely cultivated and planted for its twigs, which are …

Many species of osier are of most brilliant colouring in winter and early spring. In some the rods are golden yellow; in others the bark is almost scarlet with a bright polish, and the osier bed …

What does the word osier mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word osier . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

And in the osier-isle we heard them noise. We had not to look back on summer joys, Or forward to a summer of bright dye: But in the largeness of the evening earth Our spirits grew as we went …

History of Osier Island. Named in 1891 by Russell (1892, p. 84) because "it is covered with a dense growth of willows." Osier is a name for various willos.

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An "osier-isle" or willow island in the Thames near Shepperton, in the evening. When Meredith and his first wife Mary Ellen were still together, they were living in Vine Cottage in Lower …

Île Osier (Département de la Seine-Maritime, Normandie) est un îlot. Île Osier se trouve à proximité de l'îlot d' Île Duroc, ainsi que du pont de Viaduc d'Orival. Panorama Carte