Associations to the word «Inkle»

Wiktionary

INKLE, verb. (transitive) (rare) To hint at; disclose.
INKLE, verb. (transitive) (rare) To have a hint or inkling of; divine.
INKLE, noun. Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces

Dictionary definition

INKLE, noun. A linen tape used for trimming as a decoration.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats