cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet
(noun) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cringle (plural cringles)
(nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.
A withe for fastening a gate.
cringle (third-person singular simple present cringles, present participle cringling, simple past and past participle cringled)
(nautical, transitive) To fasten or attach with a cringle.
• Clinger, clinger
Source: Wiktionary
Crin"gle (krn"g'l), n. Etym: [Icel. kringla orb; akin to kring around, and to D. kring circle, and to E. cringe, crank.]
1. A withe for fastening a gate.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
