inkle

3 definitions found

inkle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Inkle \In"kle\, n. [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l
     being mistaken for the definite article in French. See
     Lingle.]
     A kind of tape or braid. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

  Inkle \In"kle\, v. t. [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to
     whisper.]
     To guess. [Prov. Eng.] "She inkled what it was." --R. D.
     Blackmore.
     [1913 Webster]

inkle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  inkle
      n 1: a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration