cruels
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Corrupted from French écrouelles (“scrofula”). Spelling influenced by cruel.
Noun
[edit]cruels pl (plural only)
- (obsolete) swelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula
References
[edit]- “cruels”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]cruels
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]cruels
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