Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Crumbs.
- Dung; excrement, as of the sheep, goat, or hare.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Scot. A name given to various lichens gathered for dyeing. See
crottal .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Scotland Various
lichens gathered fordyeing .
Etymologies
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Gaelic.
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Examples
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"The process of the manufacture of the various crottles, generally consisted in macerating the powdered lichen for two or three weeks, in stale urine, exposing the mass freely to the air by repeated stirring, and adding lime, salt, alum, or argillaceous and other substances, either to heighten the color or impart consistence.
reesetee commented on the word crottles
The curved lines in cartoons indicating that a character is falling over backwards.
April 22, 2008