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Wattle — may refer to:*Wattle (anatomy), a fleshy growth hanging from the head or neck of certain animals, including humans *Wattle and daub, a building technique using woven wooden supports packed with clay or mud *Croatian wattle, decorative pattern… … Wikipedia
Wattle — Wat tle, n. [AS. watel, watul, watol, hurdle, covering, wattle; cf. OE. watel a bag. Cf. {Wallet}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods. [1913 Webster] And there he built with wattles from the marsh A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wattle — [wät′ l] n. [ME wattel < OE watul, a hurdle, woven twigs < ? IE * wedh , to knit, bind < base * (a)we > WEAVE] 1. a sort of woven work made of sticks intertwined with twigs or branches, used for walls, fences, and roofs 2. [Brit. Dial … English World dictionary
Wattle — Wat tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wattled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wattling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To bind with twigs. [1913 Webster] 2. To twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wattle — Ⅰ. wattle [1] ► NOUN 1) a material for making fences, walls, etc., consisting of rods or stakes interlaced with twigs or branches. 2) an Australian acacia with long pliant branches and cream, yellow, or golden flowers. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ.… … English terms dictionary
wattle — {{11}}wattle (1) stakes interlaced with twigs and forming the framework of the wall of a building, O.E. watol hurdle, in plural twigs, thatching, tiles, related to weðel bandage, of unknown origin. Surviving in wattle and daub building material… … Etymology dictionary
wattle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wattel, from Old English watel; akin to Old High German wadal bandage Date: before 12th century 1. a. a fabrication of poles interwoven with slender branches, withes, or reeds and used especially formerly in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wattle — /wot l/, n., v., wattled, wattling, 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. 3. (in Australia) any of… … Universalium
wattle — [[t]wɒ̱t(ə)l[/t]] N UNCOUNT Wattle is a framework made by weaving thin sticks through thick sticks which is used for making fences and walls. [BRIT] ...the native huts of mud and wattle. ...wattle fencing … English dictionary
wattle — I wat•tle [[t]ˈwɒt l[/t]] n. v. tled, tling, adj. 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 3) to bind, wall,… … From formal English to slang
Wattle — Stakes interwoven with twigs/branches to make a fence or wall; also wattle and daub = the use of mud and clay daubed on a wattle wall … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
