wattle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- wŏtʹl (General-American)
- [ˈwɑ.ɾl̩] (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈwɑtl̩/ (General-American)
- /ˈwɒtl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English wattel, watel, from Old English watel, watul (“hurdle”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, wind, bend”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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, […]
1874, Alfred Tennyson, “The Holy Grail”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; VI), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 104:
- (countable, uncountable) A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
- (countable, uncountable) A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.
- (countable, uncountable) A barbel of a fish.
- (countable, uncountable) A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.
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(countable, uncountable) Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.
The buttons below his waddle open to reveal a ruddy V, tidemark of the sun.
2006, Peter Godwin, When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa:
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(countable, uncountable) Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning, seen as a national emblem of Australia.
The 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.
1901, “Progress in the Fruit Industry of Queensland”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, page 16:
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(countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable) An ear (organ of hearing).
Wat. A hare, from his wattles, i. e. long ears.
1883, Albert Ellery Berg, The Universal Self-instructor and Manual of General Reference, page 224:"Tip me your wattles, my pal, and touch my whids, or I'll make you whindle like a kinchin," give me your ears and take my words, or I'll make you snivel like a child.
1859, George Washington Matsell, Vocabulum; or The Rogue's Lexicon:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wattles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
comb (skin on head of birds) · caruncle (skin on head of birds) · crest (skin on head of birds) · cockscomb (skin on head of birds) · snood (skin on head of birds)
Deriveds
sallee wattle · silver wattle · Wattle Glen · Wattle Ponds · chinchilla wattle · Wattle Range · pinbush wattle · cinnamon wattle · climbing wattle · sunshine wattle · golden wattle · wattle bagworm · wattle turkey · Cootamundra wattle · savanna wattle · spurwing wattle · hickory wattle · wattlebird · wattle and daub · black wattle · savannah wattle · wattle-eye
Translations (126)
ru серёжка (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · gl barbacacho (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · ru плете́нь (construction of branches and twigs) · gd cluigean (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · gl barda (construction of branches and twigs) · fi akasia (Australian acacia) · gl pingallo (loose hanging skin) · fi heltta (loose hanging skin) · th เหนียง (loose hanging skin) · de Berlocke (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · hu vesszőfonat (construction of branches and twigs) · ru боро́дка (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · it canniccio (construction of branches and twigs) · es carúncula (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · hu vesszőkerítés (construction of branches and twigs) · ast ciebu (construction of branches and twigs) · tr ibik (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · gl feldrello (loose hanging skin) · gl peldracha (loose hanging skin) · nl kwab (loose hanging skin) · ru плетёный забо́р (construction of branches and twigs) · it bargiglio (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · fr pampille (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · bg плет (construction of branches and twigs) · fa لار (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · mi wātara (Australian acacia) · ga meilleog (loose hanging skin) · el καλαμωτή (construction of branches and twigs) · fi punos (construction of branches and twigs) · de Gold-Akazie (Australian acacia) · cs lalok (loose hanging skin) · ga sprochaille (loose hanging skin) · el πλέγμα (construction of branches and twigs) · cy plethwaith (construction of branches and twigs) · hu sövényfonat (construction of branches and twigs) · es zarzo (construction of branches and twigs) · vi tích (gà) (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · pt papo (loose hanging skin) · kn ತಡಿಕೆ (construction of branches and twigs) · gl mendrello (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · cy bangorwaith (construction of branches and twigs) · mi wātera (Australian acacia) · mi keiha (Australian acacia) · wyi kirrang (Australian acacia) · cs proutěné pletivo (construction of branches and twigs) · pt barbela (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · ru ака́ция (Australian acacia) · pt barbela (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · id gelambir (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · hu bőrszakáll (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · bg обица (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · ru австрали́йская ака́ция (Australian acacia) · de Flechtwerk (construction of branches and twigs) · ast zardu (construction of branches and twigs) · vi liếp (construction of branches and twigs) · wyi garrong (Australian acacia) · es papada (loose hanging skin) · pt acácia (Australian acacia) · nl lel (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · chr ᏚᏳᏩᏛ (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · it recinzione (construction of branches and twigs) · gl caniza (construction of branches and twigs) · gl caínzo (construction of branches and twigs) · vi phên (construction of branches and twigs) · it graticcio (construction of branches and twigs) · nl vlechtwerk (construction of branches and twigs) · cmn 籬牆 /篱墙 (construction of branches and twigs) · ru двойно́й подборо́док (loose hanging skin) · mhr акаций (Australian acacia) · it acacia australiana (Australian acacia) · it intreccio di canne o vimini (construction of branches and twigs) · gl canizo (construction of branches and twigs) · izh parta (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · fr acacia (Australian acacia) · fr barbillon (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · el λειρί (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · cs hať (construction of branches and twigs) · fi heltta (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · fa دگلان (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · gl beche (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · cy tagell (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · th เหนียง (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · cs lalok (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · fr clayonnage (construction of branches and twigs) · fr mimosa (Australian acacia) · hu vesszőfonadék (construction of branches and twigs) · pl plecionka (construction of branches and twigs) · de Kehllappen (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · ca barballera (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · hu sövényfonadék (construction of branches and twigs) · gl acacia (Australian acacia) · es barbilla (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · pt papada (loose hanging skin) · hu pötyögő (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · gl quenzo (construction of branches and twigs) · uk австралійська акація (Australian acacia) · fi heltta (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · mi werewere (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · it barbazzale (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · he שִׁטָּה (Australian acacia) · uk пліт (construction of branches and twigs) · mi peruperu (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · it pappagorgia (loose hanging skin) · uk борідка (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · hu bőrlebernyeg (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · ga sprochaille (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · ast sardu (construction of branches and twigs) · ru боро́дка (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · ga caolach (construction of branches and twigs) · ga crann acaicia (Australian acacia) · ga cleathóg (construction of branches and twigs) · ast xardu (construction of branches and twigs) · pt pau a pique (construction of branches and twigs) · pt papilha (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · hu lebernyeg (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · hu szakáll (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · es piña (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) · hu vesszősövény (construction of branches and twigs) · nay wurruldi (Australian acacia) · ga cleith (construction of branches and twigs) · gl sebe (construction of branches and twigs) · pt taipa (construction of branches and twigs) · de Glöckchen (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · es mamella (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) · es acacia (Australian acacia) · az hörük (construction of branches and twigs)