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crotal

/ ˈkrɒtəl /

noun

  1. any of various lichens used in dyeing wool, esp for the manufacture of tweeds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of crotal1

Gaelic crotal
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Example Sentences

My father seemed to age perceptibly, reflecting on his companion gone, and he clung to me like the crotal to the stone.

Too much crotal will make the wool a dark red brown, but a very pretty terra cotta red can be got.

Thereafter, on cushioned beds were repasts, long and savorous, eaten to the sound of crotal and of flute.

It is better, however, to get the shade by altering the quantity of Crotal used.

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