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/ˈwɒtl̩/ · noun
A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof..
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.
1859, George Washington Matsell, Vocabulum; or The Rogue's Lexicon "Tip me your wattles, my pal, and touch my whids, or I'll make you whindle like a kinchin," give me your ears and take my words, or I'll make you snivel like a child.
Wat. A hare, from his wattles, i. e. long ears.
Use wattle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wattle means A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof..
Common synonyms include lappet.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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, […]
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