- crin|gle
- crin|gle «KRIHN guhl», noun.a small loop or ring of rope on the edge of a sail. The sail can be fastened by putting a rope through the cringle.╂[apparently < Low German kringel (diminutive) < kring ring]
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crin — crin; crin·et; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle; crin·i·ger; crin·i·on; crin·kle cran·kle; crin·kly; crin·kum cran·kum; crin·o·lined; en·crin·ic; en·do·crin·ic; en·do·crin·o·log·ic; en·do·crin·o·path; en·do·crin·o·path·ic; crin·kle; crin·o·line;… … English syllables
gle-cran — crin·gle cran·gle; … English syllables
gle — adan·gle; ae·gle; ajan·gle; ajin·gle; an·gle·ber·ry; An·gle·doz·er; an·gle·sey; an·gle·site; an·gle·ton; an·gle·twitch; ar·gle; ar·gle bar·gle; atin·gle; bo·gle; bun·gle·some; bur·gle; can·gle; cin·gle; com·min·gle; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle;… … English syllables
cringle — crin·gle … English syllables
cringle-crangle — crin·gle cran·gle … English syllables
cringle — crin•gle [[t]ˈkrɪŋ gəl[/t]] n. naut. an eye or grommet on the boltrope of a sail to which a line is attached • Etymology: 1620–30; < LG kringel=kring circle + el dim. suffix; c. ME Cringle (in place names), ON kringla circle … From formal English to slang
Cringle — Crin gle (kr[i^][ng] g l), n. [Icel. kringla orb; akin to kring around, and to D. kring circle, and to E. cringe, crank.] 1. A withe for fastening a gate. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
sangler — [ sɑ̃gle ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XIIe; de sangle 1 ♦ Sangler un cheval, un mulet : serrer la sangle qui sert à maintenir la selle sur son dos. 2 ♦ Rare Serrer fortement à la taille, comme avec une sangle. Ce corset la sangle. Pronom. « se… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
