TRINGLE

Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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