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cuttle
1[ kuht-l ]
cuttle
2[ kuht-l ]
verb (used with object)
- to fold (cloth) face to face after finishing.
- to allow (cloth) to lie without further treatment after fulling, milling, scouring, etc.
cuttle
/ ˈkʌtəl /
noun
- See cuttlebone, cuttlefishshort for cuttlefish cuttlebone
- little cuttlelittle cuttle a small cuttlefish, Sepiola atlantica, often found on beaches
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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.
It wud make a nourishin' dish whin ye have whetted ye'er face on a piece iv cuttle fish bone.
She has tentacles strong and far-reaching, like the tentacles of a cuttle-fish.
You have seen the cuttle fish attempt to becloud the water and elude the grasp of his pursuer.
These animals belong to the same division—the Cephalopoda—as the cuttle-fish, the squid, and the octopus.
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