cingle
See also: cinglé
English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cingle (plural cingles)
- 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.
- 1990, Guy Davenport, The Drummer of the Eleventh North Devonshire Fusiliers:
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin cingulum (“girdle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cingle m (plural cingles)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “cingle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Verb
cingle
- inflection of cingler:
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Spanish
Verb
cingle
- inflection of cinglar:
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