‖ ˈcrotalo
[It. crotalo (in Florio), ad. L. crotalum: see below.]
= crotalum.
| a 1682 Sir T. Browne Tracts (1852) III. 271 All sorts of sistrums, crotaloes, cymbals, tympans, etc., in use among the ancients. 1842 Brande Dict. Sc., Crotalo, a Turkish musical instrument. Hence in mod. Dicts. |