tringle

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/ˈtɹɪŋɡəl/[ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪnɡəl] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪnɡl̩][ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪnɡəl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪnɡl̩]

noun

A curtain rod for a bedstead.

OriginFrench tringle →
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Meanings

nountringle (plural tringles)

plural tringles

  1. A curtain rod for a bedstead.
  2. A small moulding of rectangular cross section, in a Doric triglyph, etc.
  3. A strip of wood at the edge of a gun platform to turn the recoil of the truck.

Origin

  1. Frenchtringle
  2. Frenchtringle
  3. Englishtringle

Borrowed from French tringle (“rod”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tringle

singlejingleshingleminglepringletingledingleingleFingallinglekringleringleswingleinterminglecomminglebingleHingleatinglebeminglecassinglecingleintertwinglejingalKris Kringle
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Anagrams

ringletGiltnertinglerTerling
Cite this entry
APA

tringle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tringle

MLA

“tringle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tringle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tringle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tringle.

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