Wattle

Definitions

1. A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.
   countable, uncountable
2. A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
   countable, uncountable
3. A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.
   countable, uncountable
4. A barbel of a fish.
   countable, uncountable
5. A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.
   countable, uncountable
6. Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.
   countable, uncountable
7. Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning, seen as a national emblem of Australia.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“And there the heathen Prince, Arviragus, / Gave him an isle of marsh whereon to build⟳; / And there he built with wattles from the marsh / A little lonely church in days of yore, […]”

“The buttons below his waddle open⟳ to reveal⟳ a ruddy V, tidemark of the sun.”

“The tents and sheets are made of the best Canadian duck, tanned for the purpose of preservation with a strong extract of iron-bark and wattle-bark.”

CEFR level