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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Their ink was sometimes composed of a black liquid emitted by the cuttle fish.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Charles K. Dillaway
It wud make a nourishin' dish whin ye have whetted ye'er face on a piece iv cuttle fish bone.
From Mr. Dooley Says by Finley Peter Dunne
The endangered cuttle thus evades his fears, And native hoards of fluids safely wears.
From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by H. W. (Henry William) Lee
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
He took equal parts of cuttle bone, small white sea-shells, pumice stone, burnt stag's horn, nitre, alum, rock salt, burnt roots of iris, aristolochia, and reeds.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by James Joseph Walsh
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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