Etymology

coticule

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Today it means: A Belgian variety of whetstone, containing spessartine. Full definition →

New Latin cōticula
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromcōticula
  2. English todaycoticule

Borrowed from New Latin cōticula, from cōtis (“whetstone”) + -cula (“diminutive suffix”).

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