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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wattle [wott-tl]

Noun

1. a frame of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs or branches used to make fences

2. a loose fold of brightly coloured skin hanging from the throat of certain birds and lizards

3. an Australian acacia tree with dense golden, yellow or cream flowers

Adjective

made of, formed by, or covered with wattle: a wattle fence [Old English watol]

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

wattle [ˈwɔtl] n → zarzo

wattle [ˈwɔtl] n → clayonnage m

wattle [ˈwɔtl] n → Flechtwerk nt

wattle [ˈwɔtl] n → graticcio