Vimen, víminis, n. g. Col. A rodde: a wicker: an osier or twig which windeth and is pliant to make things of.Corpus nauium viminibus contextum corijs integebatur. Cæs. The body of the boats was made with twigs couered with leather.Fœcundæ viminibus salices.Virg.Si viminibus salicis ant vlmi ligaueris. Col. Viminibus sactæ senestræ. Varro. Windnwes made wyth lattices of osiars.Aspers rusci vimina Virg.Breue vimen. Mart. A short twigge.Fruticosa vimina.Ouid.Lentum vimen.Virg.A pliant twigge.Lento vimine texta aluearia.Virg.Querno vimine texunt crates.Virg.They make hirdles of oken twigs.Spisso vimine quali. Virgil. Baskets made of osiars.Tenue vimen. Vir. Detexere aliquid viminibus.Virg.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
vīmen, ĭnis, n. [vieo], a pliant twig, a switch, withe, osier, etc. I.Lit., Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 5; Caes. B. G. 2, 33; 7, 73; id. B. C. 1, 54; 2, 2; Verg. E. 2, 72; id. A. 6, 137; Tib. 2, 3, 15; Ov. M. 6, 345 al.—II.Transf.A.A set, slip; of willow, Col. 4, 30, 3.—B.The staff or wand of Mercury, Stat. Th. 2, 30.—C.Woven work, esp. a basket: quernum, Ov. M. 12, 436: breve Picenorum, Mart. 4, 88, 7.