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cringle n. 索眼,索圈 索眼,索圈 cringle n 1: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [ synonym: { cringle}, { eyelet}, { loop}, { grommet}, { grummet}] Cringle \ Crin" gle\ ( kr[ i^][ ng]" 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 48 Moby Thesaurus words for " cringle": air hole, armhole, blowhole, boltrope, bullet- hole, bunghole, canvas, clew, cloth, crowd of sail, deadeye, earing, eye, eyelet, foot, fore- and- aft sail, gasket, grommet, guide, head, keyhole, knothole, leech, loop, loophole, luff, manhole, mousehole, muslin, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, plain sail, porthole, press of sail, punch- hole, rag, reduced sail, reef point, reefed sail, sail, spiracle, square sail, tap, vent, venthole
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