cuttle

[ kuht-l ]

noun

Origin of cuttle

before 1000; late Middle English codel,Old English cudele (replaced in the 16th century by cuttlefish and subsequently reshortened)

Words Nearby cuttle

Other definitions for cuttle (2 of 2)

cuttle²

[ kuht-l ]

verb (used with object),cut·tled, cut·tling.Textiles.

to fold (cloth) face to face after finishing.
to allow (cloth) to lie without further treatment after fulling, milling, scouring, etc.

Origin of cuttle

First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain

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How to use cuttle in a sentence

The best tooth-powders are made from cuttle-fish, prepared chalk, and orris-root commingled together in equal quantities.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
It wud make a nourishin' dish whin ye have whetted ye'er face on a piece iv cuttle fish bone.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
She has tentacles strong and far-reaching, like the tentacles of a cuttle-fish.
American Sketches | Charles Whibley
You have seen the cuttle fish attempt to becloud the water and elude the grasp of his pursuer.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention | Lucius Eugene Chittenden
These animals belong to the same division—the Cephalopoda—as the cuttle-fish, the squid, and the octopus.
On the Method of Zadig | Thomas Henry Huxley

British Dictionary definitions for cuttle

cuttle

/ (ˈkʌtəl) /

noun

short for cuttlefish, cuttlebone
little cuttle a small cuttlefish, Sepiola atlantica, often found on beaches

Origin of cuttle

Old English cudele; related to Old High German kiot bag, Norwegian dialect kaule cuttle, Old English codd bag

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