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Wattle
//ˈwɒtl̩// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof. countable, uncountable
"And there the heathen Prince, Arviragus, / Gave him an isle of marsh whereon to build; / And there he built with wattles from the marsh / A little lonely church in days of yore, […]"
- 2 framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence wordnet
- 3 A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch. countable, uncountable
- 4 a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards wordnet
- 5 A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards. countable, uncountable
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- 6 any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle wordnet
- 7 A barbel of a fish. countable, uncountable
- 8 A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat. countable, uncountable
- 9 Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person. countable, uncountable
"The buttons below his waddle open to reveal a ruddy V, tidemark of the sun."
- 10 Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning, seen as a national emblem of Australia. countable, uncountable
"The tents and sheets are made of the best Canadian duck, tanned for the purpose of preservation with a strong extract of iron-bark and wattle-bark."
Verb
- 1 To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles. transitive
- 2 interlace to form wattle wordnet
- 3 To bind with wattles or twigs. transitive
- 4 build of or with wattle wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English wattel, watel, from Old English watel, watul (“hurdle”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, wind, bend”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English wattel, watel, from Old English watel, watul (“hurdle”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, wind, bend”).
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