Inkle
(In"kle) n. [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l being mistaken for the definite article in French.
See Lingle.] A kind of tape or braid. Shak.
Inkle
(In"kle), v. t. [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to whisper.] To guess. [Prov. Eng.] "She inkled
what it was." R. D. Blackmore.
Inkling
(In"kling) n. A hint; an intimation.
The least inkling or glimpse of this island.
Bacon.
They had some inkling of secret messages.
Clarendon. Inknee
(In"knee`) n. Same as Knock- knee.
Inkneed
(In"kneed`) a. See Knock- kneed.
Inknot
(In*knot") v. t. To fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot together. Fuller.
Inkstand
(Ink"stand`) n. A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink
and writing materials.
Inkstone
(Ink"stone") n. A kind of stone containing native vitriol or sulphate of iron, used in making ink.
Inky
(Ink"y) a. Consisting of, or resembling, ink; soiled with ink; black. "Inky blots." Shak. "Its inky blackness."
Boyle.
Inlace
(In*lace") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inlaced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inlacing ] [Pref. in- + lace: cf. OE.
enlacen to entangle, involve, OF. enlacier, F. enlacer. See Lace, and cf. Enlace.] To work in, as
lace; to embellish with work resembling lace; also, to lace or enlace. P. Fletcher.
Inlagation
(In"la*ga"tion) n. [Law L. inlagatio, fr. inlagare to restore to law. See In, and Law.] (Old
Eng. Law) The restitution of an outlawed person to the protection of the law; inlawing. Bouvier.
Inlaid
(In*laid") p. p. of Inlay.
Inland
(In"land) a.
1. Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town.
"This wide inland sea." Spenser.
From inland regions to the distant main.
Cowper. 2. Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the
sea; as, inland transportation, commerce, navigation, etc.
3. Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign; as, an inland bill of exchange. See Exchange.
Inland
(In"land), n. The interior part of a country. Shak.
Inland
(In"land), adv. Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook.
The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east.
S. Turner.
