cuttle

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[ kuht-l ]
/ ˈkʌt l /

verb (used with object), cut·tled, cut·tling. Textiles.

to fold (cloth) face to face after finishing.
to allow (cloth) to lie without further treatment after fulling, milling, scouring, etc.

Origin of cuttle

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First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain

Words nearby cuttle

cutting grass, cutting horse, cutting oil, cutting room, cutting stylus, cuttle, cuttlebone, cuttlefish, cutty, cutty grass, cutty sark

British Dictionary definitions for cuttled

cuttle
/ (ˈkʌtəl) /

noun

short for cuttlefish, cuttlebone
little cuttle a small cuttlefish, Sepiola atlantica, often found on beaches

Word Origin for cuttle

Old English cudele; related to Old High German kiot bag, Norwegian dialect kaule cuttle, Old English codd bag