Inkle
/ˈɪŋkl̩/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces countable, uncountable
"COSTARD - '… What's the price of this inkle?'"
- 2 a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration wordnet
Verb
- 1 To hint at; disclose. rare, transitive
- 2 To have a hint or inkling of; divine. rare, transitive
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"When I'm weaving narrow bands, I use a table top inkle loom."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English inklen, inclen (“to give an inkling of, hint at, mention, utter in an undertone”), derived from inke (“apprehension, misgiving”), from Old English inca (“doubt, suspicion”), from Proto-West Germanic *inkō, from Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache, regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eng- (“illness”). Cognate with Old Frisian jinc (“angered”), Old Norse ekki (“pain, grief”), Norwegian ekkje (“lack, pity”).
Etymology 2
Apparently from earlier *ingle, perhaps from an incorrect division of lingle, lingel.