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wattle and daub

/ˈwɒtəl ænd dɔːb/

Traduction: Technique traditionnelle de construction de murs consistant en un treillis de branches ou de lattes de bois (clayonnage), recouvert d'un enduit à base d'argile, de terre, de paille ou de bouse animale.

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/ˈwɒtəl ænd dɔːb/C1formaltechnical
  • frTechnique traditionnelle de construction de murs consistant en un treillis de branches ou de lattes de bois (clayonnage), recouvert d'un enduit à base d'argile, de terre, de paille ou de bouse animale.

A traditional building technique used for constructing walls, consisting of a woven lattice of wooden strips (wattle) covered with a mixture of clay, soil, straw, and animal dung (daub).

  1. Building techniqueB2formal

    A traditional building method using woven wooden strips (wattle) covered with a mixture of clay, mud, and straw (daub).

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    • Medieval houses were often built using wattle and daub.
    • The museum reconstructed a wattle and daub hut from the Iron Age.
    • Wattle and daub walls provide good insulation.