1. flexible twigs or branches woven together to make fences, walls, or other structures
Usage: construction; traditional building
2. the fleshy, often brightly colored growths that hang from the throat or chin of certain birds like roosters and turkeys
Usage: anatomy; ornithology

Examples

• The cottage walls were made of wattles covered with mud and clay.
• Traditional builders used wattles to create the framework for daub construction.
• The rooster’s red wattles swayed as he strutted around the yard.
• Male turkeys have prominent wattles that become more colorful during mating season.
• The craftsman wove thin branches into wattles for the garden fence.
• You can identify the breed by looking at the shape and size of the bird’s wattles.