inkle

American  

[ing-kuhl] / ˈɪŋ kəl /

noun

1. a linen tape used for trimmings.

2. the linen thread or yarn from which this tape is made.

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inkle British  

/ ˈɪŋkəl /

noun

1. a kind of linen tape used for trimmings

2. the thread or yarn from which this tape is woven

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Etymology

Origin of inkle

First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2017

People like being deceived, but they like also to have an inkling of their own deception, and you never inkle them.”

From Erewhon Revisited by Butler, Samuel

Supposed to be a very brotherly set of people; 'as great as two inkle weavers' being a proverbial saying.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis

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.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson

John was going foremost when Richard, a good way behind, dropped 'a ball of inkle from his pocket.'

From Historical Mysteries by Lang, Andrew