cingle

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English sengle, from Old French sengle, cengle (Modern French sangle), from Late Latin cingula, from Latin cingulum (girdle), from cingere (to gird). Doublet of cinch. Compare also Middle English kyngle, kyngll (girdle, brooch) from Old Norse kinga (brooch).

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Noun

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cingle (plural cingles)

  1. A kind of belt or other girdle.
    • 1990, Guy Davenport, The Drummer of the Eleventh North Devonshire Fusiliers:
      A triangle of arcs, her slip, flag red, and her friend with a swimmer’s back and saucery hollows in his solidly boxed buttocks was cupped into a gauze pouch and cingle.

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin cingulum (girdle).

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Noun

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cingle m (plural cingles)

  1. crag, cliff
    espadat

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Latin cingula, cingulum (girdle).

Noun

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cingle m (plural cingles)

  1. (geography) meander
    Synonyms: sinuosité, méandre

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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cingle

  1. inflection of cingler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Spanish

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Verb

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cingle

  1. inflection of cinglar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative