crotal

/ ˈkrɒtəl /

noun

1. any of various lichens used in dyeing wool, esp for the manufacture of tweeds

Word History and Origins

Origin of crotal¹

Gaelic crotal

Example Sentences

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

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A small portion of this hoard, consisting of two bronze trumpets, seven crotals, five socketed spear-heads, and a socketed gouge, are preserved in the Royal Irish Academy’s collection in the National Museum.

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Many thousands of lesser men have lifted themselves to "literary" prominence by blowing their own tubas and striking their own crotals.

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

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The hills were bleak and barren, the rocks harsh and cold with no warm crotal on them, and just the reek from the houses rising into the frosty sky.

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