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crewel

/ˈkɹuː.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
crewel
IPA
/ˈkɹuː.əl/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To make (embroidery) using the crewel method.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Of unknown origin; earlier forms include crule, crewle, and croole.

Usage

Inflected Forms

crewels (plural) cruel (alternative) crewels (present, singular) creweling (US, participle) crewelling (UK, participle) creweled (US, participle) creweled (US, past) crewelled (UK, participle) crewelled (UK, past)

Derived Forms

crewelwork

Homonyms

cruel

Rhymes With

fuel dual cruel renewal jewel duel newell sewell refuel buell accrual ewell

Questions

How do you pronounce crewel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹuː.əl/.
What does crewel mean?
Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
Where does crewel come from?
Of unknown origin; earlier forms include crule, crewle, and croole.

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