kittul
noun
kit·tul
variants
or less commonly kittool
or kitul
kə̇ˈtül
plural -s
1
a
: a brownish black fiber resembling horsehair yielded by the leafstalks of the Asiatic jaggery palm and used chiefly in making brushes for polishing linens and cottons and for brushing velvets
called also black fiber
b
2
a
: a fiber derived from the gomuti palm resembling kittul
b
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“Kittul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kittul. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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