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| wattle [ wótt'l ] |
noun (plural wattles) |
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1. stakes interwoven with branches: stakes or poles interwoven with branches and twigs, used for walls, fences, and roofs
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2. material for wattle: material used to make wattle, e.g. branches or stakes
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3. skin hanging from animal's throat: a loose, often highly coloured fold of bare skin hanging from the throat or cheek of birds and lizards. It is used in courtship and other displays.
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4. Australian acacia tree: a drought-resistant tree or bush, often planted for shade or ornament, whose feathery-looking leaves are sometimes replaced by flattened green leaf stalks in maturity. Native to: Australia. Genus Acacia.
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular wattles, present participle wattling, past and past participle wattled) |
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1. make something from wattle: to construct something from wattle
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2. weave branches into wattle: to weave branches or twigs into wattle
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| [ Old English watul, origin ?] |
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  wattled adjective |
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