wattle
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1VERB + WATTLE
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Definitions
noun
A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.
And there the heathen Prince, Arviragus, / Gave him an isle of marsh whereon to build; / And there he built with wattles from the marsh / A little lonely church in days of yore, […]
A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.
A barbel of a fish.
A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.
verb
To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.
To bind with wattles or twigs.
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noun — a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin ha
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4And there the heathen Prince, Arviragus, / Gave him an isle of marsh whereon to build; / And there he built with wattles from the marsh / A little lonely church in days of yore, […]
WiktionaryThe buttons below his waddle open to reveal a ruddy V, tidemark of the sun.
WiktionaryThe tents and sheets are made of the best Canadian duck, tanned for the purpose of preservation with a strong extract of iron-bark and wattle-bark.
WiktionaryNowadays, few ordinary city dwellers ever use the word "wattle".
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