Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inkle \In"kle\, v. t. [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to
whisper.]
To guess. [Prov. Eng.] "She inkled what it was." --R. D.
Blackmore.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inkle \In"kle\, n. [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l
being mistaken for the definite article in French. See
Lingle.]
A kind of tape or braid. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
inkle
n 1: a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration