Eschel

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A troop or company. obsolete, rare
  2. 2
    Synonym of smalt. no-plural

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smalt

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English eschele, from Old French eschele, eschelle, esciele, eskiele, variants of Old French esquiere, scare ( > modern French échauguette), from Frankish *skaru, from Proto-Germanic *skarō (“a portion, share, division, troop”). Cognate with German Schar. Doublet of share.

Etymology 2

Short for Eschel blue (a tradename).

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