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wattle
(encz) | wattle,druh keře nebo stromu n: [bot.] Australský keř nebo strom z rocu
Acacia Jiří Dadák |
wattle
(encz) | wattle,proutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
Wattle
(gcide) | Wattle \Wat"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wattled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wattling.]
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1. To bind with twigs.
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2. To twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to
form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches.
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3. To form, by interweaving or platting twigs.
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The folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes.
--Milton.
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Wattle
(gcide) | Wattle \Wat"tle\, n. [AS. watel, watul, watol, hurdle, covering,
wattle; cf. OE. watel a bag. Cf. Wallet.]
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1. A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods.
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And there he built with wattles from the marsh
A little lonely church in days of yore. --Tennyson.
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2. A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly
colored, process of the skin hanging from the chin or
throat of a bird or reptile.
(b) Barbel of a fish.
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4.
(a) The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the
genus Acacia, used in tanning; -- called also
wattle bark.
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5. Material consisting of wattled twigs, withes, etc., used
for walls, fences, and the like. "The pailsade of wattle."
--Frances Macnab.
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6. (Bot.) In Australasia, any tree of the genus Acacia; --
so called from the wattles, or hurdles, which the early
settlers made of the long, pliable branches or of the
split stems of the slender species. The bark of such trees
is also called wattle. See also Savanna wattle, under
Savanna.
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Wattle turkey. (Zool.) Same as Brush turkey.
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wattle
(wn) | wattle
n 1: a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin
hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens
and turkeys) or lizards [syn: wattle, lappet]
2: framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to
form a fence
3: any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles
suitable for wattle
v 1: build of or with wattle
2: interlace to form wattle |
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golden wattle
(encz) | golden wattle, n: |
scented wattle
(encz) | scented wattle, n: |
silver wattle
(encz) | silver wattle, n: |
stinking wattle
(encz) | stinking wattle, n: |
sweet wattle
(encz) | sweet wattle, n: |
wattle
(encz) | wattle,druh keře nebo stromu n: [bot.] Australský keř nebo strom z rocu
Acacia Jiří Dadákwattle,proutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
wattle and daub
(encz) | wattle and daub, n: |
wattled
(encz) | wattled, |
Savanna wattle
(gcide) | Savanna \Sa*van"na\, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp.
sabana, F. savane.]
A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth
usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or
reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also savannah.]
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Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods.
--Dampier.
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Savanna flower (Bot.), a West Indian name for several
climbing apocyneous plants of the genus Echites.
Savanna sparrow (Zool.), an American sparrow ({Ammodramus
sandwichensis} or Passerculus savanna) of which several
varieties are found on grassy plains from Alaska to the
Eastern United States.
Savanna wattle (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of
the genus Citharexylum.
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Twattle
(gcide) | Twattle \Twat"tle\, v. i. [Cf. Tattle, Twaddle.]
To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; to
twaddle; as, a twattling gossip. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]Twattle \Twat"tle\, v. t.
To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet. [Prov. Eng.]
--Grose.
[1913 Webster]Twattle \Twat"tle\, n.
Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.
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Twattler
(gcide) | Twattler \Twat"tler\, n.
One who twattles; a twaddler.
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Twittle-twattle
(gcide) | Twittle-twattle \Twit"tle-twat`tle\, n. [See Twattle.]
Tattle; gabble. --L'Estrange.
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wattle bark
(gcide) | Mimosa \Mi*mo"sa\ (?; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? imitator. Cf.
Mime.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and
including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and
Mimosa pudica).
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Note: The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several
kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in
tanning; -- called also wattle bark. --Tomlinson.
[1913 Webster]Wattle \Wat"tle\, n. [AS. watel, watul, watol, hurdle, covering,
wattle; cf. OE. watel a bag. Cf. Wallet.]
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1. A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods.
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And there he built with wattles from the marsh
A little lonely church in days of yore. --Tennyson.
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2. A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly
colored, process of the skin hanging from the chin or
throat of a bird or reptile.
(b) Barbel of a fish.
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4.
(a) The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the
genus Acacia, used in tanning; -- called also
wattle bark.
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5. Material consisting of wattled twigs, withes, etc., used
for walls, fences, and the like. "The pailsade of wattle."
--Frances Macnab.
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6. (Bot.) In Australasia, any tree of the genus Acacia; --
so called from the wattles, or hurdles, which the early
settlers made of the long, pliable branches or of the
split stems of the slender species. The bark of such trees
is also called wattle. See also Savanna wattle, under
Savanna.
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Wattle turkey. (Zool.) Same as Brush turkey.
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Wattle turkey
(gcide) | Wattle \Wat"tle\, n. [AS. watel, watul, watol, hurdle, covering,
wattle; cf. OE. watel a bag. Cf. Wallet.]
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1. A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods.
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And there he built with wattles from the marsh
A little lonely church in days of yore. --Tennyson.
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2. A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly
colored, process of the skin hanging from the chin or
throat of a bird or reptile.
(b) Barbel of a fish.
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4.
(a) The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the
genus Acacia, used in tanning; -- called also
wattle bark.
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5. Material consisting of wattled twigs, withes, etc., used
for walls, fences, and the like. "The pailsade of wattle."
--Frances Macnab.
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6. (Bot.) In Australasia, any tree of the genus Acacia; --
so called from the wattles, or hurdles, which the early
settlers made of the long, pliable branches or of the
split stems of the slender species. The bark of such trees
is also called wattle. See also Savanna wattle, under
Savanna.
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Wattle turkey. (Zool.) Same as Brush turkey.
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Wattlebird
(gcide) | Wattlebird \Wat"tle*bird`\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of honey eaters
belonging to Anthochaera and allied genera of the family
Meliphagidae. These birds usually have a large and
conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below each
ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent islands.
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Note: The best-known species (Anthochaera carunculata) has
the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe on
each feather, and the wing and tail quills dark brown
or blackish, tipped with withe. Its wattles, in life,
are light blood-red. Called also wattled crow,
wattled bee-eater, wattled honey eater. Another
species (Anthochaera inauris) is streaked with black,
gray, and white, and its long wattles are white, tipped
with orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to the
genus Anellobia, are closely related, but lack
conspicuous wattles. The most common species
(Anthochaera mellivora) is dark brown, finely
streaked with white. Called also goruck creeper.
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2. (Zool.) The Australian brush turkey.
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Wattled
(gcide) | Wattle \Wat"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wattled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wattling.]
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1. To bind with twigs.
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2. To twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to
form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches.
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3. To form, by interweaving or platting twigs.
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The folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]Wattled \Wat"tled\, a.
Furnished with wattles, or pendent fleshy processes at the
chin or throat.
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The wattled cocks strut to and fro. --Longfellow.
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wattled bee-eater
(gcide) | Wattlebird \Wat"tle*bird`\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of honey eaters
belonging to Anthochaera and allied genera of the family
Meliphagidae. These birds usually have a large and
conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below each
ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent islands.
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Note: The best-known species (Anthochaera carunculata) has
the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe on
each feather, and the wing and tail quills dark brown
or blackish, tipped with withe. Its wattles, in life,
are light blood-red. Called also wattled crow,
wattled bee-eater, wattled honey eater. Another
species (Anthochaera inauris) is streaked with black,
gray, and white, and its long wattles are white, tipped
with orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to the
genus Anellobia, are closely related, but lack
conspicuous wattles. The most common species
(Anthochaera mellivora) is dark brown, finely
streaked with white. Called also goruck creeper.
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2. (Zool.) The Australian brush turkey.
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wattled crow
(gcide) | Wattlebird \Wat"tle*bird`\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of honey eaters
belonging to Anthochaera and allied genera of the family
Meliphagidae. These birds usually have a large and
conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below each
ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent islands.
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Note: The best-known species (Anthochaera carunculata) has
the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe on
each feather, and the wing and tail quills dark brown
or blackish, tipped with withe. Its wattles, in life,
are light blood-red. Called also wattled crow,
wattled bee-eater, wattled honey eater. Another
species (Anthochaera inauris) is streaked with black,
gray, and white, and its long wattles are white, tipped
with orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to the
genus Anellobia, are closely related, but lack
conspicuous wattles. The most common species
(Anthochaera mellivora) is dark brown, finely
streaked with white. Called also goruck creeper.
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2. (Zool.) The Australian brush turkey.
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wattled honey eater
(gcide) | Wattlebird \Wat"tle*bird`\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of honey eaters
belonging to Anthochaera and allied genera of the family
Meliphagidae. These birds usually have a large and
conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below each
ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent islands.
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Note: The best-known species (Anthochaera carunculata) has
the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe on
each feather, and the wing and tail quills dark brown
or blackish, tipped with withe. Its wattles, in life,
are light blood-red. Called also wattled crow,
wattled bee-eater, wattled honey eater. Another
species (Anthochaera inauris) is streaked with black,
gray, and white, and its long wattles are white, tipped
with orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to the
genus Anellobia, are closely related, but lack
conspicuous wattles. The most common species
(Anthochaera mellivora) is dark brown, finely
streaked with white. Called also goruck creeper.
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2. (Zool.) The Australian brush turkey.
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Wattless
(gcide) | Wattless \Watt"less\, a. (Elec.)
Without any power (cf. Watt); -- said of an alternating
current or component of current when it differs in phase by
ninety degrees from the electromotive force which produces
it, or of an electromotive force or component thereof when
the current it produces differs from it in phase by 90
degrees.
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black wattle
(wn) | black wattle
n 1: Australian tree that yields tanning materials [syn: {black
wattle}, Acacia auriculiformis] |
golden wattle
(wn) | golden wattle
n 1: shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden
yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn:
golden wattle, Acacia pycnantha] |
scented wattle
(wn) | scented wattle
n 1: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant
yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: huisache,
cassie, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia,
scented wattle, flame tree, Acacia farnesiana] |
silver wattle
(wn) | silver wattle
n 1: evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark
and young leaves and yellow flowers [syn: silver wattle,
mimosa, Acacia dealbata] |
stinking wattle
(wn) | stinking wattle
n 1: scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling
blossoms [syn: gidgee, stinking wattle, {Acacia
cambegei}] |
sweet wattle
(wn) | sweet wattle
n 1: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant
yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: huisache,
cassie, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia,
scented wattle, flame tree, Acacia farnesiana] |
wattle
(wn) | wattle
n 1: a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin
hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens
and turkeys) or lizards [syn: wattle, lappet]
2: framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to
form a fence
3: any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles
suitable for wattle
v 1: build of or with wattle
2: interlace to form wattle |
wattle and daub
(wn) | wattle and daub
n 1: building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs
covered with clay |
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