释义 |
kit·tul noun also kit·tool or ki·tul \kə̇ˈtül\ (-s) Etymology: Sinhalese kitul, hitul, from Sanskrit hintāla 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. : jaggery palm 2. a. : a fiber derived from the gomuti palm resembling kittul b. : gomuti palm |