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cingle

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋɡəl/

The English word “cingle” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A kind of belt or other girdle.

Etymology

From Middle English sengle, from Old French sengle, cengle (Modern French sangle), from Late Latin cingula, from Latin cingulum (“girdle”), from cingere (“to gird”). Doublet of cinch. Compare also Middle English kyngle, kyngll (“girdle, brooch”) from Old Norse kinga (“brooch”).

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