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Inkle

noun
1.
A linen tape used for trimming as a decoration.





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"Inkle" Quotes from Famous Books



... who have a protuberance to be concealed, wear petticoats and women wear trousers. The feminine article is mostly baggy but sometimes, as in India, collant- tight. A quasi-sacred part of it is the inkle, tape or string, often a most magnificent affair, with tassels of pearl and precious stones; and "laxity in the trouser-string" is equivalent to the loosest conduct. Upon the subject of "libas," "sarwal" and its variants the curious reader will consult Dr. ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 • Richard F. Burton


Words linked to "Inkle" :   tape


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