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Definitions for wattle
ˈwɒt lwat·tle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wattle, lappetnoun

    a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards

  2. wattlenoun

    framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence

  3. wattleverb

    any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle

  4. wattleverb

    build of or with wattle

  5. wattleverb

    interlace to form wattle

GCIDE

  1. Wattlenoun

    (Bot.) In Australasia, any tree of the genus Acacia; -- so called from the wattles, or hurdles, which the early settlers made of the long, pliable branches or of the split stems of the slender species. The bark of such trees is also called wattle. See also Savanna wattle, under Savanna.

Wiktionary

  1. wattlenoun

    A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.

  2. wattlenoun

    A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.

  3. wattlenoun

    A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.

  4. wattlenoun

    Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.

  5. wattlenoun

    Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia.

  6. wattleverb

    To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Wattlenoun

    Etymology: from waghelen, to shake, German. Stephen Skinner

    The loach is of the shape of an eel, and has a beard of wattels like a barbel. Izaak Walton.

    The barbel is so called, by reason of his barb, or wattels, at his mouth, which is under his nose or chops. Izaak Walton.

    His comb and wattels are an ornament becoming his martial spirit. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.

  2. To Wattleverb

    To bind with twigs; to form, by platting twigs one within another.

    Etymology: watelas , Saxon, twigs.

    Might we but hear
    The folded flocks penn’d in their wattled cotes,
    Or sound of pastoral reed with oaten stops. John Milton.

    A plough was found in a very deep bog, and a hedge wattled standing. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

ChatGPT

  1. wattle

    Wattle is a construction material made by weaving thin branches or slats between upright stakes to form a woven lattice. It is often daubed with a sticky material like mud or clay. Furthermore, it also refers to a fleshy lobe or appendage hanging down from the throat or neck of animals like turkeys or goats. Additionally, it is the name of any of several Australian trees or shrubs from the genus Acacia.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Wattlenoun

    a twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods

  2. Wattlenoun

    a rod laid on a roof to support the thatch

  3. Wattlenoun

    a naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly colored, process of the skin hanging from the chin or throat of a bird or reptile

  4. Wattlenoun

    barbel of a fish

  5. Wattlenoun

    the astringent bark of several Australian trees of the genus Acacia, used in tanning; -- called also wattle bark

  6. Wattlenoun

    the trees from which the bark is obtained. See Savanna wattle, under Savanna

  7. Wattleverb

    to bind with twigs

  8. Wattleverb

    to twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches

  9. Wattleverb

    to form, by interweaving or platting twigs

  10. Etymology: [AS. watel, watul, watol, hurdle, covering, wattle; cf. OE. watel a bag. Cf. Wallet.]

Wikidata

  1. Wattle

    A wattle is a fleshy caruncle hanging from various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds, mammals and other animals. A caruncle is defined as 'A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy'. Within this definition, caruncles in birds include wattles, dewlaps, snoods and earlobes. Wattles are generally paired structures but may occur as a single structure when it is sometimes known as a dewlap. Wattles are frequently organs of sexual dimorphism. In some birds, caruncles are erectile tissue and may or may not have a feather covering. Wattles are often such a striking morphological characteristic of animals that it features in their common name. For example, the Southern and Northern Cassowary are known as the Double-wattled and Single-wattled Cassowary, respectively and there is a breed of domestic pig known as the red wattle.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Wattle

    wot′l, n. a twig or flexible rod: a hurdle: the fleshy excrescence under the throat of a cock or a turkey: one of various Australian acacias.—v.t. to bind with wattles or twigs: to form by plaiting twigs.—n. Watt′le-bird, a wattled honey-eater of Australia.—adj. Watt′led, having wattles like a bird.—n. Watt′ling, a construction made by interweaving twigs. [A.S. watel, watul, a hurdle.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wattle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wattle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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Translations for wattle

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  • barballeraCatalan, Valencian
  • πλέγμα, λειρί, καλαμωτήGreek
  • zarzo, moco, carúnculaSpanish
  • akasia, helttaFinnish
  • claieFrench
  • cluigeanScottish Gaelic
  • graticcio, pappagorgia, barbazzale, recinzione, intreccio di canne o vimini, acacia australiana, canniccio, bargiglioItalian
  • ತಡಿಕೆKannada
  • werewereMāori
  • acáciaPortuguese
  • бородка, австралийская акация, серёжка, акация, плетёный забор, двойной подбородок, плетеньRussian
  • வேலித்தட்டிTamil
  • వాట్టిల్Telugu
  • борідка, австралійська акація, плітUkrainian
  • 板條Chinese

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