wattle (redirected from wattles)

wat·tle  (wtl)

n.

1.

a. A construction of poles intertwined with twigs, reeds, or branches, used for walls, fences, and roofs.

b. Material used for such construction.

2. A fleshy, wrinkled, often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat, characteristic of certain birds, such as chickens or turkeys, and some lizards.

3. Botany Any of various Australian trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.

tr.v. wat·tled, wat·tling, wat·tles

1. To construct from wattle.

2. To weave into wattle.

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[Middle English wattel, from Old English watel, hurdle.]

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wattled adj.

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wattle¹

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a frame of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs, branches, etc., esp when used to make fences

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the material used in such a construction

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a loose fold of skin, often brightly coloured, hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds, lizards, etc.

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various chiefly Australian acacia trees having spikes of small brightly coloured flowers and flexible branches, which were used by early settlers for making fences See also golden wattle

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a southern African caesalpinaceous tree, Peltophorum africanum, with yellow flowers

vb (tr)

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to construct from wattle

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to bind or frame with wattle

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to weave or twist (branches, twigs, etc.) into a frame

adj

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) made of, formed by, or covered with wattle

[Old English watol; related to wethel wrap, Old High German wadal, German Wedel]

wattled  adj

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wattle²

adj

Midland English dialect of poor quality

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wattle - a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards lappet caruncle, caruncula - an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
	2.	wattle - framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence framework - a structure supporting or containing something
	3.	wattle - any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle acacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia Acacia auriculiformis, black wattle - Australian tree that yields tanning materials Acacia cambegei, gidgee, stinking wattle - scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms Acacia dealbata, mimosa, silver wattle - evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers Acacia pycnantha, golden wattle - shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Verb	1.	wattle - build of or with wattle construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
	2.	wattle - interlace to form wattle interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"

Translations

wattle¹ [ˈwɒtl] N (Constr) → zarzo m
wattle and daub → zarzos mpl y barro

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wattle² [ˈwɒtl] N (Orn) → barba f

wattle [ˈwɒt^əl] n → clayonnage m

wattle

n

(= material) → Flechtwerk nt; a wattle fence → ein Zaun m → aus Flechtwerk

(Bot) → australische Akazie

(Orn) → Kehllappen m

wattle [ˈwɒtl] n

a. (woven sticks) → graticcio

b. (on turkey) → bargiglio

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wattle [ˈwɒtl] n

a. (woven sticks) → graticcio

b. (on turkey) → bargiglio