noun🔗ShareClôture en clayonnage, clayonnageA construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof."The farmer built a wattle fence to keep the chickens in the yard. "Le fermier a construit une clôture en clayonnage pour garder les poulets dans la cour.materialarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLatteA single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch."The thatcher carefully placed each wattle across the rafters before adding the straw to the roof. "Le chaumier plaça soigneusement chaque latte sur les chevrons avant d'ajouter la paille au toit.architecturebuildingmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCar ongle, barbillonA wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards."The chicken had a bright red wattle hanging down from its neck. "La poule avait un barbillon rouge vif qui pendait de son cou.animalbirdbodyphysiologyanatomyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbillonA barbel of a fish."The catfish used its wattle to sense food at the bottom of the murky pond. "Le poisson-chat utilisait son barbillon pour sentir la nourriture au fond de l'étang trouble.fishanimalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbillonA decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat."The goat at the petting zoo had a long, red wattle that swayed when it ate. "La chèvre du zoo pour enfants avait un long barbillon rouge qui se balançait quand elle mangeait.animalbodyappearancepartphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFanons, bajouesLoose hanging skin in the neck of a person."As the elderly man spoke, his wattle trembled slightly with each word. "Alors que le vieil homme parlait, ses fanons tremblaient légèrement à chaque mot.bodyanatomyphysiologypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAcaciaAny of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning."The factory uses wattle bark to tan leather for shoes. "L'usine utilise de l'écorce d'acacia pour tanner le cuir des chaussures.plantmaterialagricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConstruire en clayonnageTo construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles."The villagers wattle fences for their gardens using branches and mud. "Les villageois construisent des clôtures en clayonnage pour leurs jardins en utilisant des branches et de la boue.architecturematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLier avec des clayonnagesTo bind with wattles or twigs."The farmer will wattle the fence to reinforce it against the wind, using flexible branches he gathered from the trees. "L'agriculteur liera la clôture avec des clayonnages pour la renforcer contre le vent, en utilisant des branches flexibles qu'il a ramassées sur les arbres.materialarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
