wattle and daub

noun

Also wattle and dab . a building technique employing wattles plastered with clay and mud.

a form of wall construction consisting of upright posts or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches and plastered with a mixture of clay and straw.

Origin of wattle and daub

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby wattle and daub

watter, Watterson, watt-hour, Watt, James, wattle, wattle and daub, wattlebird, wattless component, wattmeter, Watts, Watts-Dunton

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Example sentences from the Web for wattle and daub

Very little of the earlier buildings remained, as they all appear to have been built of wood and wattle-and-daub.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
In the early period there were wood and wattle-and-daub houses.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
The end walls were closed with wooden studs and wattle-and-daub filling.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various
In the round hut, which was made with branches and wattle-and-daub, stick nests were united to the plaster work of rock martins.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust|Hallam Hawksworth

Beyond it there lay amid the trees the wattle-and-daub hut of a laborer, the door open, and the single room exposed to the view.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for wattle and daub

wattle and daub

noun

a form of wall construction consisting of interwoven twigs plastered with a mixture of clay, lime, water, and sometimes dung and chopped straw
(as modifier)a wattle-and-daub hut

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单词	wattle and daub
释义	wattle and daub noun Also wattle and dab . a building technique employing wattles plastered with clay and mud. a form of wall construction consisting of upright posts or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches and plastered with a mixture of clay and straw. Origin of wattle and daub First recorded in 1800–10 Words nearby wattle and daub watter, Watterson, watt-hour, Watt, James, wattle, wattle and daub, wattlebird, wattless component, wattmeter, Watts, Watts-Dunton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wattle and daub Very little of the earlier buildings remained, as they all appear to have been built of wood and wattle-and-daub. The Towns of Roman Britain\|James Oliver Bevan In the early period there were wood and wattle-and-daub houses. The Towns of Roman Britain\|James Oliver Bevan The end walls were closed with wooden studs and wattle-and-daub filling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7\|Various In the round hut, which was made with branches and wattle-and-daub, stick nests were united to the plaster work of rock martins. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust\|Hallam Hawksworth Beyond it there lay amid the trees the wattle-and-daub hut of a laborer, the door open, and the single room exposed to the view. The White Company\|Arthur Conan Doyle British Dictionary definitions for wattle and daub wattle and daub noun a form of wall construction consisting of interwoven twigs plastered with a mixture of clay, lime, water, and sometimes dung and chopped straw (as modifier)a wattle-and-daub hut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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