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a linen tape used for trimmings.
the linen thread or yarn from which this tape is made.
Origin of inkle
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How to use inkle in a sentence
As soon as they arrive, inkle goes and sells his benefactress in the slave market.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Dick and Bill are 'as great as inkle-weavers:' a saying very common in Limerick and Cork.
English As We Speak It in Ireland | P. W. JoycePainted cloths were hung about it, and it was drawn by four horses, “having head stalls of brode inkle with knoppes and tassels.”
A Comprehensive History of Norwich | A. D. BayneMy business is to prevent young sobersides, young inkle, from appearing, to interrupt the ceremony.
Inkle and Yarico | George Colman"Tinkle, inkle," came the sound of old Daisy's bell from the pasture; and the sound started a new train of glad thoughts.
The Pansy Magazine, May 1886 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for inkle
/ (ˈɪŋkəl) /
a kind of linen tape used for trimmings
the thread or yarn from which this tape is woven
Origin of inkle
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