- wattle wat·tle n
- ['wɒtl]
1) (woven sticks) graticcio2) (on turkey) bargiglio
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wattle wat·tle n
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wat|tle — wat|tle1 «WOT uhl», noun. 1. a) the bright red flesh hanging down from the throat on the males of chickens, turkeys, or other domestic fowls and certain other birds. b) a fleshy appendage below the throat of certain reptiles, such as the iguana.… … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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 — wat|tle [ˈwɔtl US ˈwa:tl] n [: Old English; Origin: watel] 1.) [U] a frame made from sticks woven together ▪ a wattle fence ▪ walls made of wattle and daub (=this frame covered with clay) 2.) the red flesh that grows on the head or neck of some… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — wat·tle wät əl n a fleshy process that hangs usu. from the head or neck (as of a bird) wat·tled əld adj … Medical dictionary
wattle — wat·tle … English syllables
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 — 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
