tringle

See also: tringlé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tringle (“rod”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl

Noun

tringle (plural tringles)

  1. A curtain rod for a bedstead.[1]
  2. A small moulding of rectangular cross section, in a Doric triglyph, etc.
  3. A strip of wood at the edge of a gun platform to turn the recoil of the truck.

References

  1. ^ “tringle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

An alteration (with intrusive r) of Middle French tingle, from Middle Dutch tengel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɛ̃ɡl/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

tringle f (plural tringles)

  1. rod
  2. (architecture) tenia

Verb

tringle

  1. inflection of tringler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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