| 单词 | wattle |
| 释义 | wattle 1. n. & v. --n 1. a interlaced rods and split rods as a material for making fences, walls, etc. b (in sing. or pl.) rods and twigs for this use. 2. an Australian acacia with long pliant branches, with bark used in tanning and golden flowers used as the national emblem. 3. dial. a wicker hurdle. --vtr. 1. make of wattle. 2. enclose or fill up with wattles. Phrases and idioms wattle and daub a network of rods and twigs plastered with mud or clay as a building material. Etymology: OE watul, of unkn. orig. 2. n. 1. a loose fleshy appendage on the head or throat of a turkey or other birds. 2. = BARB n. 3. Derivatives wattled adj. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. |
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