English Explanatory Dictionary

tringle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A curtain rod for a bedstead.
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɪŋɡəl/ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪnɡəl] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪnɡl̩] [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪnɡəl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪnɡl̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tringle.wav

Word forms

tringle tringles

Etymology

Borrowed from French tringle (“rod”).

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