cresselle

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A wooden rattle once used in the Roman Catholic Church during Passion week instead of a bell.

Wiktionary

1. n. historical A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell in the Roman Catholic church.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Eccl.) A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell, in the Roman Catholic church, during the latter part of Holy Week, or the last week of Lent.