wattle

Meanings

• Noun

  A flexible branch or twig, especially one used for binding or lashing.

  - "The Aboriginal Australians used wattle to make their shelters."
  - "The basket was woven from wattle and covered with bark."

• Noun

  A type of decorative fencing or latticework, often made from woven branches.

  - "The wattle fence around the garden kept out unwanted visitors."
  - "The wattle and daub houses were common in rural areas."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with wattle
attic , hattic , patric , vatic

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Variants

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wattle , wattled , wattles , wattling , wattle and daub , wattle and daubs , wattle-and-daub

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Etymology

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Old English wattel, from wattelian ‘to weave’.

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Trivia

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1. Wattle is also used as a term for the thickened veins on the neck of some birds, such as the wattle eagle.

2. The wattle tree (Acacia mearnsii) is the state tree of Victoria, Australia.

3. Wattle seed is a food source for many native Australian animals.

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Related Concepts

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1. Wattle and daub: A building technique using a mixture of mud and straw, often reinforced with wattle.

2. Golden wattle: The national floral emblem of Australia, representing strength and resilience.

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Culture

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In Australian and Aboriginal culture, wattle is used extensively for various purposes such as building shelters, making tools, and creating art. The golden wattle (Acacia pypydina) is the national floral emblem of Australia.

How to Memorize "wattle"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a flexible branch or twig, imagine it being used for binding or lashing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'wattle' with weaving or binding.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic like 'Wattle is what we twist and attach'.

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