tringle (plural tringles)
A curtain rod for a bedstead.
A small moulding of rectangular cross section, in a Doric triglyph, etc.
A strip of wood at the edge of a gun platform to turn the recoil of the truck.
• Giltner, Tingler, ringlet, tingler
Source: Wiktionary
Trin"gle, n. Etym: [F. tringle.]
Definition: A curtain rod for a bedstead.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
