winkelhaak
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Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch winkelhaak, from Middle Dutch winkelhake.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]winkelhaak (plural winkelhake)
- try square, carpenter's square
- a rectangular tear or cut in fabric
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch winkelhake (“try square, carpenter's square”). Equivalent to winkel + haak.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Serurista_ortilo.jpg/250px-Serurista_ortilo.jpg)
Try square
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Winkelhaak_in_textiel.jpg/250px-Winkelhaak_in_textiel.jpg)
Winkel-hawk in textile
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]winkelhaak m (plural winkelhaken, diminutive winkelhaakje n)
- try square; or, generally, any kind of square used by masons and carpenters to measure right angles, such as a steel square or a carpenter's square
- a rectangular tear or cut in a piece of clothing or other fabric, in the form of a try square.
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: winkelhaak
- → Aukan: wenkaaki
- → English: winkle-hawk
- → West Frisian: winkelheak
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