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crottel

crottel is the alternative form of crottle.

Meaning of crottle

Noun

crottle (plural crottles)

  1. (orignally Scotland) Any of various lichens gathered for dyeing, especially those of the genus Parmelia.
    • It was known and uſed as a dye-ſtuff in the Highlands of Scotland by the name of corkes or crottel, ſome hundred years ago.1791, John Sinclair, The Statistical Account of Scotland, volume 12, page 113
    Synonyms:
    stone-rag

Questions about crottel

What is crottel the alternative form of?
Crottel is the alternative form of crottle.

Words near crottel in the dictionary

  1. crotovines
  2. crotoxin
  3. crotoxins
  4. Crotteau
  5. Crotteaus
  6. crottel
  7. crottin
  8. crottins
  9. crottle
  10. crottled greep
  11. crottled greeps

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