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inkle

[ ing-kuhl ]

noun

  1. a linen tape used for trimmings.
  2. the linen thread or yarn from which this tape is made.


inkle

/ ˈɪŋə /

noun

  1. a kind of linen tape used for trimmings
  2. the thread or yarn from which this tape is woven
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inkle1

First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inkle1

C16: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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SAT See how the Vikings lived, Viking Village and demonstrations including card and inkle weaving, shoe making, bead making, cooking, combat demonstration, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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The fourth entry in word-wizarding studio inkle’s magnificent fantasy is also its last, though you needn’t have played the prior three to ease in comfortably here.

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In mechanical terms, 80 Days is a diverting exploration of the emerging rule set of inkle’s map and its various connections, as players look for routes that return to the Reform Club in London without.

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The inkle was a favourite pedlar-sold tape of the day, probably more at hand and more to the purpose than packthread.—W.

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She with her neeld composes Nature's own shape of bud, bird, branch, or berry; That even her art sisters the natural Roses, Her inkle, silk, twin with the rubied Cherry.

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