noun
Meaning 1
A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece.
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crotal
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noun
Meaning 2
A small round bell or rattle; a jingle bell.
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of crottle (“a lichen used for dyeing”).
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noun
Meaning 4
any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made
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Synonyms: crottle, crottal
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Broader terms: lichen
History
Etymology
Either from French crotale or directly from Latin crotalum. Ultimately from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon, “clapper”). Doublet of crotalum.
From Scottish Gaelic crotal.