cingle

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cingle

/ˈsɪŋɡəl/

Sounds like single · Rhymes with -ɪŋɡəl

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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”).

noun cingles

A kind of belt or other girdle. A triangle of arcs, her slip, flag red, and her friend with a swimmer’s back and saucery hollows in his solidly boxed buttocks was cupped into a gauze pouch and cingle.

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@misc{cingle_2026,
  title = {cingle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cingle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}