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cuttle
1[ kuht-l ]
cuttle
2[ kuht-l ]
verb (used with object)
, Textiles.
, cut·tled, cut·tling.
- to fold (cloth) face to face after finishing.
- to allow (cloth) to lie without further treatment after fulling, milling, scouring, etc.
cuttle
/ ˈkʌtəl /
noun
- short for cuttlefish cuttlebone
- little cuttlea small cuttlefish, Sepiola atlantica, often found on beaches
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cuttle1
before 1000; late Middle English codel, Old English cudele (replaced in the 16th century by cuttlefish and subsequently reshortened)
Origin of cuttle2
First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cuttle1
Old English cudele; related to Old High German kiot bag, Norwegian dialect kaule cuttle, Old English codd bag
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Example Sentences
The best tooth-powders are made from cuttle-fish, prepared chalk, and orris-root commingled together in equal quantities.
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It wud make a nourishin' dish whin ye have whetted ye'er face on a piece iv cuttle fish bone.
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She has tentacles strong and far-reaching, like the tentacles of a cuttle-fish.
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You have seen the cuttle fish attempt to becloud the water and elude the grasp of his pursuer.
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These animals belong to the same division—the Cephalopoda—as the cuttle-fish, the squid, and the octopus.
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