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wattle

(wɒtəl)

uncountable noun

Wattle is a framework made by weaving thin sticks through thick sticks which is used for making fences and walls.

[British]

...the native huts of mud and wattle.

...wattle fencing.

wattle in British English 1

(ˈwɒtəl)

noun

a frame of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs, branches, etc, esp when used to make fences

the material used in such a construction

a loose fold of skin, often brightly coloured, hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds, lizards, etc

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

wattle in British English 2

(ˈwɒtəl)

adjective

English Midlands dialect

of poor quality

wattle in American English

(ˈwɑtəl)

noun

a sort of woven work made of sticks intertwined with twigs or branches, used for walls, fences, and roofs

2. British, Dialectal

a stick, rod, twig, or wand

a hurdle or framework made of sticks, rods, etc.

3. [pl.]

rods or poles used as the support of a thatched roof

4. Austral

any of various acacias: the flexible branches were much used by early settlers formaking wattles

a fleshy, wrinkled, often brightly colored piece of skin which hangs from the chin or throat of certain birds, as the turkey, or of some lizards

a barbel of a fish

7. [often pl.]

a fold or pouch of flesh hanging from the neck or lower part of the jaw

adjective

made of or roofed with wattle or wattles

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈwattled or ˈwattling

to twist or intertwine (sticks, twigs, branches, etc.) so as to form an interwovenstructure or fabric

10.

to construct (a fence) by intertwining sticks or twigs

11.

to build of, or roof, fence, etc. with, wattle

Word origin

ME wattel < OE watul, a hurdle, woven twigs < ? IE *wedh-, to knit, bind < base *(a)we- > weave

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Examples of 'wattle' in a sentence
wattle

He walked quickly up the path between a wattle fence and the house.Hoping that he could not see me shake like wattle, I squared up to him and pushed him away.There were tall trees, which I learned later were of the eucalyptus family, and yellow blossom which they called wattle.The following morning Hilary was already under the wattle tree when he came outside for playtime.

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单词	wattle
释义	Trends of wattle View usage for: wattle (wɒtəl) uncountable noun Wattle is a framework made by weaving thin sticks through thick sticks which is used for making fences and walls. [British] ...the native huts of mud and wattle. ...wattle fencing. wattle in British English 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 Wedel wattle in British English 2 (ˈwɒtəl) adjective English Midlands dialect of poor quality wattle in American English (ˈwɑtəl) noun 1. a sort of woven work made of sticks intertwined with twigs or branches, used for walls, fences, and roofs 2. British, Dialectal a. a stick, rod, twig, or wand b. a hurdle or framework made of sticks, rods, etc. 3. [pl.] rods or poles used as the support of a thatched roof 4. Austral any of various acacias: the flexible branches were much used by early settlers formaking wattles 5. a fleshy, wrinkled, often brightly colored piece of skin which hangs from the chin or throat of certain birds, as the turkey, or of some lizards 6. a barbel of a fish 7. [often pl.] a fold or pouch of flesh hanging from the neck or lower part of the jaw adjective 8. made of or roofed with wattle or wattles verb transitiveWord forms: ˈwattled or ˈwattling 9. to twist or intertwine (sticks, twigs, branches, etc.) so as to form an interwovenstructure or fabric 10. to construct (a fence) by intertwining sticks or twigs 11. to build of, or roof, fence, etc. with, wattle Word origin ME wattel < OE watul, a hurdle, woven twigs < ? IE wedh-, to knit, bind < base (a)we- > weave Image of wattle © Madlen, shutterstock Examples of 'wattle' in a sentence wattle He walked quickly up the path between a wattle fence and the house. Leasor, James TANK OF SERPENTS (2002) Hoping that he could not see me shake like wattle, I squared up to him and pushed him away. James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2002) There were tall trees, which I learned later were of the eucalyptus family, and yellow blossom which they called wattle. Holt, Victoria THE BLACK OPAL (2002) The following morning Hilary was already under the wattle tree when he came outside for playtime. Elliott, Sumner Locke FAIRYLAND (2002) Word lists with wattle tree All related terms of 'wattle' black wattle a small Australian acacia tree, A. mearnsii , with yellow flowers golden wattle an Australian yellow-flowered leguminous plant, Acacia pycnantha, that yields a useful gum and bark Sally Wattle a tall Australian acacia tree, A. melanoxylon , having small clusters of flowers and curved pods and yielding highly valued black timber wattle and daub a form of wall construction consisting of interwoven twigs plastered with a mixture of clay , lime , water, and sometimes dung and chopped straw Port Jackson willow an Australian acacia tree, Acacia cyanophylla , introduced in the 19th century into South Africa, where it is now regarded as a pest
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