Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cringle"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cringle
n : fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole
to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {eyelet},
{loop}, {grommet}, {grummet}]
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