wattle
[wot-l]
noun
verb (used with object), wat·tled, wat·tling.
adjective
built or roofed with wattle or wattles.
Origin of wattle
before 900; (noun) Middle English wattel, Old English watul covering, akin to wætla bandage; (v.) Middle English wattelen, derivative of the noun
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Examples from the Web for wattle
Historical Examples of wattle
It is built of oak framework, filled in with “wattle and daub.”
English VillagesP. H. Ditchfield
As for "wattle and daub" I could wish that it had never been invented.
Ten Books on ArchitectureVitruvius
The wattle hanging from the neck is of a light orange at the tip.
The Western WorldW.H.G. Kingston
The walls of the dormitory were constructed in what is well known as "wattle and daub."
Prisoners Their Own WardersJ. F. A. McNair
For leave to sit by their wattle they demanded contributions of fuel.
War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy
wattle
1noun
verb (tr)
adjective
Word Origin for wattle
Old English watol; related to wethel wrap, Old High German wadal, German Wedel
wattle
2adjective
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