crottles

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  1. Crumbs. [Provincial English]
  2. Dung; excrement, as of the sheep, goat, or hare.
  3. A name given in Scotland and in some parts of England to various species of lichens used in dyeing, distinguished as black, brown, white, etc., crottles. Under this name are included Parmelia physodes, P. caperata, P. saxatilis, Sticta pulmonaria, and Lecanora pallescens.

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  1. from Middle English crotel; diminutive of crote, q. v.
  2. from Gaelic crotal, also crotan, a general name for lichens, especially those used for dyeing.
 

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