cuttle
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to fold (cloth) face to face after finishing.
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to allow (cloth) to lie without further treatment after fulling, milling, scouring, etc.
noun
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short for cuttlefish cuttlebone
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a small cuttlefish, Sepiola atlantica, often found on beaches
Etymology
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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Manny sinitors thought that th' next step wud be to take th' duty off cuttle fish bone, an' thus sthrike a blow at th' very heart iv our protictive system.
From Mr. Dooley Says by Finley Peter Dunne
You have seen the cuttle fish attempt to becloud the water and elude the grasp of his pursuer.
From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden
The aluminium is carefully cleaned by rubbing with a cuttle bone, or fine sand, and strong warm potash.
From On Laboratory Arts by Richard Threlfall
"The term molusc is applied by naturalists to creatures which have no vertebrae, as for example, the cuttle fish and the oyster."
From Willis the Pilot by Paul Adrien
With these natural advantages to back them up, it is not surprising that the cuttle family rapidly made their mark in the world.
From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Grant Allen
The doubled piece now passes between a pair of positively driven drawing rollers, and is then "faked," "cuttled," or pleated as indicated.
From The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth by T. Woodhouse
This operation is also known as "cuttling" or "faking."
From The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth by T. Woodhouse
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