See Also: cringle(dictionary)
Cringle - Sailing(gambling)

dietary (iou) and cringle (iou)


dietary (iou)



dietary noun & adjective. LME.
[medieval Latin dietarium, from Latin diaeta, dieta: see DIET noun1, -ARY1.]
A. noun.
A diet; a book etc. prescribing a diet. LME.
L. Mumford New Food crops..enriched the dietary of Europe.
A regulated allowance of Food in a hospital, prison, etc. M19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to (a) diet or a dietary. E17.

cringle (iou)



cringle noun & verb. E17.
[Low German kringel dim. of kring circle, ring: cf. CRANK noun1, CRANKLE noun, verb, CRINKLE noun, verb.]
A. noun.
Nautical. A ring or eye of rope containing a thimble for another rope to pass through. E17.
b. A rope or wire for fastening a gate etc. dial. L18.
A crinkle. dial. E19.
b. verb trans. Fasten (up) with a cringle. dial. E17.
? Perh. ME in place-names (= CRINKLE noun).