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in⋅kle

  [ing-kuhl]
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–noun
1. a linen tape used for trimmings.
2. the linen thread or yarn from which this tape is made.
Origin:
1535–45; orig. uncert.
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in·kle   (ĭng'kəl)   
n.  

  1. A colored linen tape woven on a simple narrow loom and used for trimmings.

  2. The yarn or thread used in making this tape.


[Origin unknown.]
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