• (n.) A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell, in the Roman Catholic church, during the latter part of Holy Week, or the last week of Lent.
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Cres·selle' noun [ French
crécelle rattle.]
(Eccl.) A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell, in the Roman Catholic church, during the latter part of Holy Week, or the last week of Lent.
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A cresselle was a wooden rattle formerly used in the Roman Catholic church during Passion Weel instead of bells, to give notice of Divine worship.
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