wattle

• Substantivo com vários sentidos: dobra carnosa de pele que pende do pescoço de algumas aves ou lagartos; estrutura de estacas entrelaçadas com galhos usada em cercas; ou qualquer uma de várias árvores da Australásia que fornecem varas finas para esse tipo de construção.

A noun with multiple meanings: a fleshy fold of skin hanging from the neck of certain birds or lizards; a framework of interwoven stakes and branches used for fencing; or any of various Australasian trees that provide slender poles for such construction.

1. Fleshy skin fold on birdsB2formalscientific

   A wrinkled, often brightly colored piece of skin that hangs from the neck or throat of certain birds, such as chickens, turkeys, and some lizards.

   Barbela (dobra de pele)

   • The rooster's bright red wattle bobbed as it crowed.
   • Turkeys have a prominent wattle that can change color.
   • The biologist examined the wattle of the lizard for signs of disease.

   Sinônimosdewlaplappet

2. Woven fence frameworkC1formalbritish

   A structure made by weaving branches or stakes together, used to create fences or walls.

   Cerca de varas trançadas

   • The old cottage was surrounded by a wattle fence.
   • They built a wattle and daub wall for the traditional house.
   • The farmer repaired the wattle enclosure for the sheep.

   Sinônimoshurdlewickerwork

3. Australian treeB2formalaustralianscientific

   Any of various trees native to Australasia that have slender branches suitable for making wattle fences.

   Árvore australiana

   • The golden wattle is Australia's national floral emblem.
   • They used wattle wood to build the shelter.
   • The landscape was dotted with flowering wattle trees.

   Sinônimosacacia

• Verbo antigo que significa entrelaçar ou torcer galhos e varas para formar cercas ou estruturas; também usado no contexto de construção de paredes de pau a pique.

An obsolete verb meaning to weave or twist twigs or branches together to form a fence or structure; also used in the context of constructing wattle and daub walls.

1. Build with wattleC1formal

   To construct or build something using wattle, which is a framework of interwoven sticks or branches.

   Construir com taipa de sebe

   • The ancient people wattled their huts using flexible branches.
   • They wattled a fence around the garden to keep animals out.
   • The craftsman wattled the walls of the house with willow.

2. Interlace to form wattleC1formal

   To interweave sticks, branches, or twigs to create a wattle structure.

   Entrelaçar para formar taipa

   • She wattled the branches together to make a basket.
   • The workers wattled the reeds to form a sturdy screen.
   • He wattled the twigs into a decorative panel for the wall.

   Sinônimosbraidinterlaceinterweaveplaittwineweave