Crotal Bell Definition

krōtl
noun
A small, enclosed, usually spherical bell or rattle having a loose pellet inside and one or more slits or other small openings in its surface.
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Origin of Crotal Bell

  • From French crotale singular of crotales clappers or from Latin crotalum kind of clapper or castanet (French) (from Latin) from Greek krotalon clapper, castanet from krotein to strike, beat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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