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wat·tle 1
(wŏt′l)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. 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.
[Middle English wattel, from Old English watel. N., sense 2, short for wattle-tree, from their use in wattle construction .]
wat·tle 2
(wŏt′l)n.
A fleshy, wrinkled, often brightly colored fold of skin usually hanging from the neck or throat, characteristic of certain birds, reptiles, and mammals.
[Early Modern English, of unknown origin.]
wat′tled adj.
wattle
(ˈwɒtəl)n
1. (Building) a frame of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs, branches, etc, esp when used to make fences
2. (Building) the material used in such a construction
3. (Zoology) a loose fold of skin, often brightly coloured, hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds, lizards, etc
4. (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. (Plants) a southern African caesalpinaceous tree, Peltophorum africanum, with yellow flowers
vb (tr)
6. (Building) to construct from wattle
7. (Building) to bind or frame with wattle
8. (Building) to weave or twist (branches, twigs, etc) into a frame
adj
(Building) made of, formed by, or covered with wattle
[Old English watol; related to wethel wrap, Old High German wadal, German Wedel]
ˈwattled adj
wattle
(ˈwɒtəl)adj
dialect Midland English of poor quality
wat•tle
(ˈwɒt l)n., v. -tled, -tling,
adj. n.
1. Often, wattles. a number of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches for making fences, walls, etc.
2. wattles, a number of poles laid on a roof to hold thatch.
v.t. 3. to bind, wall, fence, etc., with wattle or wattles.
4. to make or construct by interweaving twigs or branches: to wattle a fence.
adj. 5. built or roofed with wattle or wattles.
[before 900; Middle English wattel, Old English watul covering, akin to wætla bandage]
wat•tle
(ˈwɒt l)n.
a fleshy lobe hanging down from the throat or chin of certain birds, as the domestic turkey.
[1505–15]
wattle
- The fleshy part hanging from the neck of a turkey or other bird.See also related terms for turkey.
wattle
Past participle: wattled
Gerund: wattling
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| 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 |
| 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" |
| 2. | wattle - interlace to form wattle |
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