单词 | wattle |
释义 | Word Frequency wattle 1(ˈwɒtəl) noun 1. a frame of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs, branches, etc, esp when used to make fences 2. the material used in such a construction 3. a loose fold of skin, often brightly coloured, hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds, lizards, etc 4. 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. a southern African caesalpiniaceous tree, Peltophorum africanum, with yellow flowers verb (transitive) 6. to construct from wattle 7. to bind or frame with wattle 8. to weave or twist (branches, twigs, etc) into a frame adjective 9. made of, formed by, or covered with wattle Derived forms wattled (ˈwattled) adjective Word origin Old English watol; related to wethel wrap, Old High German wadal, German WedelWord Frequency wattle 2(ˈwɒtəl) adjective English Midlands dialect of poor quality |
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