wattle and daub
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wattle and daub — ► NOUN ▪ a material formerly used in building walls, consisting of wattle covered with mud or clay … English terms dictionary
Wattle and daub — This article is about the building material. For two pigs with this name, see Blart: The Boy Who Didn t Want to Save the World. Wattle and daub (or wattle and daub) is a building material used for making walls, in which a woven lattice of wooden… … Wikipedia
wattle and daub — 1. Also, wattle and dab. a building technique employing wattles plastered with clay and mud. 2. a form of wall construction consisting of upright posts or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches and plastered with a mixture of clay and… … Universalium
wattle and daub — noun Date: circa 1808 a framework of woven rods and twigs covered and plastered with clay and used in building construction • wattle and daub adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
wattle-and-daub — adjective see wattle and daub … New Collegiate Dictionary
Wattle, Wattle and Daub — A mat (wattle) of woven sticks and twigs used in walls and fences. When plastered with mud (daub), forming wattle and daub, often used in the walls of dwellings. Recent repairs to a modest 17th century farm labourer s house near here uncovered… … Medieval glossary
wattle and daub — wat′tle and daub′ (or dab′) n. bui a building technique employing wattles plastered with clay and mud • Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang
Wattle and Daub — 1) A combination of laths and clay used to infill panels in a timber framed building. (Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 212) 2) Hurdlework of vertical stakes, interwoven with mixture of clay strengthened with straw, cow hair, etc., and… … Medieval glossary
wattle and daub — building material that consists of wattle covered with mud or clay (sometimes contains lime, dung, straw) … English contemporary dictionary
wattle and daub — noun a material formerly used in building walls, consisting of wattle covered with mud or clay … English new terms dictionary
wattle and daub — a substance used in the past for building walls, consisting of wattle covered with clay … English dictionary
