Word Frequency
wattle1 (ˈwɒtəl
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Definitions
noun
- a frame of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs, branches, etc, esp when used to make fences
- the material used in such a construction
- a loose fold of skin, often brightly coloured, hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds, lizards, etc
- any of various chiefly Australian acacia trees having spikes of small brightly coloured flowers and flexible branches, which were used by early settlers for making fences See also golden wattle
- a southern African caesalpinaceous tree, Peltophorum africanum, with yellow flowers
verb
- to construct from wattle
- to bind or frame with wattle
- to weave or twist (branches, twigs, etc) into a frame
adjective
- made of, formed by, or covered with wattle
Derived Forms
ˈwattled adjectiveWord Origin
Old English watol; related to wethel wrap, Old High German wadal, German WedelExample Sentences Including 'wattle'
He walked quickly up the path between a wattle fence and the house.Tank of Serpents
Hoping that he could not see me shake like wattle , I squared up to him and pushed him away.THE MANANA MAN (2002)
IMMERSE yourself in a world of brilliant yellow and green as hundreds of wattle trees bloom at Mt Annan Botanic Garden this month.Australian News Misc (2004)
In Africa, Lonrho owned cattle farms, wattle plantations, tea estates, newspapers, car dealerships and an airline as well as its mines.Times, Sunday Times (2005)
Leathery-featured locals staked out in ancient mud and wattle huts wave as the boats pass.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
On Sunday 20 October, Prime Minister John Howard urged all Australians to wear sprigs of wattle (the national flower) to honour the dead.Spiked
There were tall trees, which I learned later were of the eucalyptus family, and yellow blossom which they called wattle.The Black Opal
This would be a wattle building kept in a fairly clean condition.Healing Miracles
Why can't Australia have a dark bottle green uniform with a spray of golden wattle from the right shoulder to the left hip?The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
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