Definition of "inkle" [in•kle]

• A colored linen tape woven on a simple narrow loom and used for trimmings. (noun)
• The yarn or thread used in making this tape. (noun)

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• "Tapitha Brample, spinster; he mought as well have called her inkle-weaver, for she never spun and hank of yarn in her life —"
• "One related word you might not have heard of is the verb "inkle," a back-formation of "inkling" that occurs in some British English dialects and means "to have an idea or notion of.""
• "Now I want to play 500 when my grands are in town so I can inkle botany."