CRINGLE


Meaning of CRINGLE in English

/kring"geuhl/ , n. Naut.

an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.

[ 1620-30; kringel, equiv. to kring circle + -el dim. suffix; c. ME Cringle (in place-names), ON kringla circle ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .