wattle
n . 编条,枝条,枝条编成的篱笆,板条
a . 由编条做成,板条的
vt . 用编条做成
编条,枝条,枝条编成的篱笆,板条由编条做成,板条的用编条做成
wattle n 1 :
a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (
chickens and turkeys )
or lizards [
synonym : {
wattle }, {
lappet }]
2 :
framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence 3 :
any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle v 1 :
build of or with wattle 2 :
interlace to form wattle Wattle \
Wat "
tle \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Wattled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Wattling }.]
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1913 Webster ]
1 .
To bind with twigs .
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2 .
To twist or interweave ,
one with another ,
as twigs ;
to form a network with ;
to plat ;
as ,
to wattle branches .
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3 .
To form ,
by interweaving or platting twigs .
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The folded flocks ,
penned in their wattled cotes .
--
Milton .
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Wattle \
Wat "
tle \,
n . [
AS .
watel ,
watul ,
watol ,
hurdle ,
covering ,
wattle ;
cf .
OE .
watel a bag .
Cf . {
Wallet }.]
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1 .
A twig or flexible rod ;
hence ,
a hurdle made of such rods .
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And there he built with wattles from the marsh A little lonely church in days of yore . --
Tennyson .
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2 .
A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch .
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3 . (
Zool .)
(
a )
A naked fleshy ,
and usually wrinkled and highly colored ,
process of the skin hanging from the chin or throat of a bird or reptile .
(
b )
Barbel of a fish .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
(
a )
The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the genus {
Acacia },
used in tanning ; --
called also {
wattle bark }.
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1913 Webster ]
5 .
Material consisting of wattled twigs ,
withes ,
etc .,
used for walls ,
fences ,
and the like . "
The pailsade of wattle ."
--
Frances Macnab .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
6 . (
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 }.
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .
PJC ]
{
Wattle turkey }. (
Zool .)
Same as {
Brush turkey }.
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1913 Webster ]
79 Moby Thesaurus words for "
wattle ":
arabesque ,
basketry ,
basketwork ,
braid ,
cancellation ,
cross -
hatching ,
crossing -
out ,
enlace ,
entwine ,
filigree ,
fret ,
fretwork ,
grate ,
grating ,
grid ,
gridiron ,
grille ,
grillwork ,
hachure ,
hatching ,
interknit ,
interlace ,
interlacement ,
intertexture ,
intertie ,
intertissue ,
intertwine ,
intertwinement ,
intertwist ,
interweave ,
intort ,
knit ,
lace ,
lacery ,
lacework ,
lacing ,
lattice ,
latticework ,
loom ,
loop ,
mat ,
mesh ,
meshes ,
meshwork ,
net ,
netting ,
network ,
noose ,
plait ,
pleach ,
plexure ,
plexus ,
raddle ,
reticle ,
reticulation ,
reticule ,
reticulum ,
riddle ,
screen ,
screening ,
sieve ,
splice ,
texture ,
tissue ,
tracery ,
trellis ,
trelliswork ,
twill ,
twine ,
twist ,
weave ,
weaving ,
web ,
webbing ,
webwork ,
weft ,
wicker ,
wickerwork ,
wreathe
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