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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A jingling ornament formerly used in clerical vestments. See crotalum.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made

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