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eschel¹

  • /ˈɛʃəl/
  • [ˈɛʃəl] ~ [ˈɛʃl̩]

Where it comes from

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.

noun eschels

  1. obsolete, rare A troop or company.

eschel²

  • /ˈɛʃəl/
  • [ˈɛʃəl] ~ [ˈɛʃl̩]

Where it comes from

Short for Eschel blue (a tradename).

noun

  1. no plural Synonym of smalt.

    Similar: smalt

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"eschel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eschel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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eschel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eschel

Chicago

"eschel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eschel.

BibTeX
@misc{eschel_2026,
  title = {eschel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eschel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}