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crotal.

A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece.

  2. A small round bell or rattle; a jingle bell.

Where this word comes from

Either from French crotale or directly from Latin crotalum. Ultimately from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon, “clapper”). Doublet of crotalum.

noun
  1. Alternative form of crottle (“a lichen used for dyeing”).

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Where this word comes from

From Scottish Gaelic crotal.

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