English Explanatory Dictionary

crotal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece.
  2. A small round bell or rattle; a jingle bell.
noun
  1. Alternative form of crottle (“lichen used for dyeing”).

Word forms

crotal crotals

Etymology

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

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