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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cut•tle1 (kut′l),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebratescuttlefish.
- Invertebratescuttlebone.
- late Middle English codel, Old English cudele (replaced in the 16th century by cuttlefish and subsequently reshortened) bef. 1000
cut•tle2 (kut′l),USA pronunciation v.t., -tled, -tling. [Textiles.]- Textilesto fold (cloth) face to face after finishing.
- Textilesto allow (cloth) to lie without further treatment after fulling, milling, scouring, etc.
- origin, originally uncertain 1535–45
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