cringle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cringle	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cringle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cringle n fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines Synonym(s): cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cringle \Crin"gle\ (kr?n"g'l), n. [Icel. kringla orb; akin to kring around, and to D. kring circle, and to E. cringe, crank.] 1. A withe for fastening a gate. 2. (Naut.) An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc.