crotal

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    A small round bell or rattle; a jingle bell.

  3. 1.

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

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

crottle

上位词 1

lichen

词源

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

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