wattle and daub
noun
: a framework of woven rods and twigs covered and plastered with clay and used in building construction
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Longe started out by drawing on the walls of her bedroom in a 550-year-old crumbling wattle and daub farmhouse in rural Sussex.
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Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2024
With wood shake siding painted red on the lower walls and Tudorlike stucco and trim mimicking wattle and daub in the gables, the house also features an exaggerated, fairytale roofline.
—Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 6 Aug. 2019
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Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2024
With wood shake siding painted red on the lower walls and Tudorlike stucco and trim mimicking wattle and daub in the gables, the house also features an exaggerated, fairytale roofline.
—Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 6 Aug. 2019
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“Wattle and daub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wattle%20and%20daub. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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