What does inkle mean?
Definitions for inkle
ˈɪŋ kəlinkle
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Princeton's WordNet
inklenoun
a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Inklenoun
A kind of narrow fillet; a tape.
Incles, caddisses, cambricks, lawns: why he songs them over as they were gods and goddesses. William Shakespeare.
I twitch'd his dangling garter from his knee:
He wist not when the hempen string I drew,
Now mine I quickly doff of inkle blue. John Gay, Pastorals.
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inkle
An inkle is a type of narrow woven tape or band, often used for making items like belts, straps or trims in clothing. It is also the name of a type of loom used to weave these bands.
Webster Dictionary
Inklenoun
a kind of tape or braid
Inkleverb
to guess
Etymology: [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l being mistaken for the definite article in French. See Lingle.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Inkle
ingk′l, n. (Shak.) a kind of broad linen tape. [M. E. liniolf, inniolf, allied to O. Fr. lignel, shoemakers' thread, ligne, thread—L. linea, linum, flax.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inkle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inkle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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