wattle
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈwɑːtəl/
:
entramado
- In the foreground, a cluster of small houses of clay-daubed wattle loomed dimly through a thick haze of smoke.
- wattle-and-daub
- a wattle-and-daub house
- wattle-and-daub structure
Examples
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A clearing appeared, and little thatched clusters of round wattle-and-daub huts with sheepfolds and cattle corrals around; the cold breeze ruffled rain-dimpled puddles.
Fiction book (2000) -
Like the others in the village, his house was built of double wattle walls insulated with lichen and moss and topped with a rush-thatched roof.
Fiction book (1998) -
Will the wattle fence be the only thing in the garden to bloom?
Fiction book (1998) -
And a small cabin build there of clay and wattles made.
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Photographs #8 and #9 show different aspects of the same collection of daub and wattle huts that pass for a village in these parts.
Fiction book (1997) -
The middle section of the house was a wattle and daub (Shakespearean era) building.
Blog text (16) -
From the outside, the house was a run-of-the-mill wattle-and-daub structure, but as soon as I stepped inside, I knew I was in the presence of an exceptional individual.
Academic text (2004) -
Most Gauls lived in small rural communities in rectangular houses of timber, wattle, daub, and clay, well insulated for cold winters.
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The farmer built a sturdy fence using wattle made from interwoven branches.
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The traditional wattle walls of the cottage provided excellent insulation during the winter.
Synonyms
24
3.7
Flexible thin branches woven together to make baskets or chairs
Objects made by weaving thin branches into chairs or baskets
Compounds
- Australian
A small Australian tree with bright yellow, fragrant flowers often grown in gardens
A thorny tropical shrub or small tree with sweet yellow flowers used in perfume
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wattle for a woven fence comes from an old English word for a 'bundle' of sticks, giving the image of thin branches tied and woven together. So a wattle is a simple frame of interwoven sticks used for fences or walls.