crotal
crottle
/ (ˈkrɒtəl) /
noun
Scot any of various lichens used in dyeing wool, esp for the manufacture of tweeds
Origin of crotal
1Gaelic crotal
Words Nearby crotal
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How to use crotal in a sentence
My father seemed to age perceptibly, reflecting on his companion gone, and he clung to me like the crotal to the stone.
John Splendid | Neil MunroToo much crotal will make the wool a dark red brown, but a very pretty terra cotta red can be got.
Vegetable Dyes | Ethel M. MairetThereafter, on cushioned beds were repasts, long and savorous, eaten to the sound of crotal and of flute.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern | Edgar SaltusIt is better, however, to get the shade by altering the quantity of crotal used.
Vegetable Dyes | Ethel M. Mairet
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