wattle

n.

1. 1. A construction of poles intertwined with twigs, reeds, or branches, used for walls, fences, and roofs.
   2. Material used for such construction.
2. A fleshy, wrinkled, often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat, characteristic of certain birds, such as chickens or turkeys, and some lizards.
3. Botany. Any of various Australian trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.

tr.v., -tled, -tling, -tles.

1. To construct from wattle.
2. To weave into wattle.

[Middle English wattel, from Old English watel, hurdle.]

wattled wat'tled adj.

(WOT-l)

noun
1. A construction of poles intertwined with twigs, reeds, or branches, used for walls, fences, and roofs. Material used for such construction.
2. A fleshy, wrinkled, often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat, characteristic of certain birds, such as chickens or turkeys, and some lizards.
3. Any of various Australian trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.

verb tr.
1. To construct from wattle.
2. To weave into wattle.

Etymology
Middle English wattel, from Old English watel, hurdle.

Usage
"The floral pattern includes blooming red roses and a yellow-breasted rooster with a red crest and wattle." — Ralph and Terry Kovel, Remembering the Days of Fireplace Ovens, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 22 Aug 1998.

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A framework of interwoven rods, poles, or branches.

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One of the fleshy appendages suspended from the head, spectacularly in turkeys, less so in other domestic birds, rarely in goats, and sheep and pigs.

• avian w. — a double fold of skin, similar anatomically to the tissue of the bird's comb, suspended from the mandible of domestic fowls. They are bilateral, without feathers and have a red, meaty appearance.

  Avian wattles and comb. By permission from Sack W, Wensing CJG, Dyce KM, Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, Saunders, 2002

• caprine w's — variable in their location and their occurrence. Thought to be inherited as a single dominant gene. They are fusiform, 1.5 to 2 inches long, fleshy masses covered with normal skin and suspended usually from the mandibular area but may occur below the ear. Called also tassel.
• w. cholera — a localized form of fowl cholera characterized by inflammation and necrosis of the wattles.
• w. cyst — fluid-filled cystic structure in the wattle of goats, most commonly Nubians; believed to be developmental abnormalities arising from the branchial cleft.
• ovine w's — identical to caprine but much less common.
• porcine w's — similar to caprine wattles in location and appearance but have a cartilaginous core and thought to be inherited.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kvist, risfletning
v. tr. - flette, forbinde med kviste, lerkline

idioms:

• wattle and daub    lerklining

2.
n. - hals-lap, hagevedhæng, skæg

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlechtmat, gevlochten hek van twijgen, keelzak (vogels), twijgen vlechten tot een mat of hek

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Hist, Constr) clayonnage, (Bot) acacia
v. tr. - clayonner, faire, entourer, ou remplir de clayonnage

idioms:

• wattle and daub    (Constr) clayonnage enduit de torchis

2.
n. - (Zool) caroncule

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Flechtwerk, Geflecht, (bot.) Gerberakazie
v. - flechten

idioms:

• wattle and daub    Lehmflechtwerk

2.
n. - Kehllappen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καλαμωτή, κάτω λειρί κόκορα, (φυτολ.) μιμόζα
v. - κάνω πλέγμα με βέργες

idioms:

• wattle and daub    τοίχος κατασκευασμένος από κλαδιά, πηλό και νερό

Italiano (Italian)
graticcio, intrecciare

idioms:

• wattle and daub    cannicciata di fango

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vara (f), armação (f), acácia (f) (Bot.)
v. - entrelaçar

idioms:

• wattle and daub    taipa (f)

Русский (Russian)
плетень, бородка (у петуха, индюка и т.д.), двойной подбородок, австралийская акация, плести, строить из прутьев

idioms:

• wattle and daub    мазанка

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - estera, armazón de juncos
v. tr. - construir con zarzos o esteras, enzarzar, entretejer o entrelazar en zarzo

idioms:

• wattle and daub    mezcla de adobe y cañas utilizada como material de construcción

2.
n. - barbilla, barba, carnosidad que cuelga del cuello de algunas aves

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flätverk, akacia (Austr.)
v. - fläta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
编条, 板条, 枝条编成的篱笆, 用编条做成

idioms:

• wattle and daub    泥笆墙, 抹灰篱笆墙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 編條, 板條, 枝條編成的籬笆
v. tr. - 用編條做成

idioms:

• wattle and daub    泥笆牆, 抹灰籬笆牆

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 외가지
v. tr. - 외가지를 엮다

2.
n. - 아랫볏, (늘어진) 살, (물고기의) 촉수

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 編み枝, 肉垂, アカシア, のど袋
v. - 編み合わせる

idioms:

• wattle and daub    荒打ちしっくい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غصن, لبلوب, سياج من أغصان, غبب الطيور (فعل) يجدل, يضفر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שבכה, מסגרת ענפים, מחיצה קלועה, שיטה (עץ)‬
v. tr. - ‮קלע ענפים לעשיית גדרות, קירות וכו', סגר או מילא בענפים‬
n. - ‮דלדול בשרי (על צוואר תרנגול-הודו ועופות אחרים)‬

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