inkle
Americannoun
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a linen tape used for trimmings.
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the linen thread or yarn from which this tape is made.
noun
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a kind of linen tape used for trimmings
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the thread or yarn from which this tape is woven
Etymology
Origin of inkle
First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain
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.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2017
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 Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
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 Samuel Butler
John was going foremost when Richard, a good way behind, dropped 'a ball of inkle from his pocket.'
From Historical Mysteries by Andrew Lang
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 Francis Grose
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