Inkle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inkle \In"kle\, n. [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l
     being mistaken for the definite article in French. See
     {Lingle}.]
     A kind of tape or braid. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inkle \In"kle\, v. t. [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to
     whisper.]
     To guess. [Prov. Eng.] "She inkled what it was." --R. D.
     Blackmore.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inkle
       n : a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration