inkle

[ ing-kuhl ]

noun

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

inkle

/ ˈɪŋkəl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of inkle¹

First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of inkle¹

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

As soon as they arrive, Inkle goes and sells his benefactress in the slave market.

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Dick and Bill are 'as great as inkle-weavers:' a saying very common in Limerick and Cork.

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Painted cloths were hung about it, and it was drawn by four horses, “having head stalls of brode inkle with knoppes and tassels.”

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My business is to prevent young sobersides, young Inkle, from appearing, to interrupt the ceremony.

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"Tinkle, inkle," came the sound of old Daisy's bell from the pasture; and the sound started a new train of glad thoughts.

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