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• 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 bark — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wattle turkey — 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… …   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 — 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 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, 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 — 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 — wat|tle [ watl ] noun uncount 1. ) a substance used for making walls, consisting of large sticks with small branches between them 2. ) a piece of skin that hangs from the head or neck of some birds wattle and daub a substance used in the past for …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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