| 单词 | in a fankle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin (or into) a fankle A tangle. Frequently in extended use: a confused or muddled state; a predicament. Esp. in in (or into) a fankle. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > [noun] > that which is entangled > a tangle node1572 knarl1598 snarl1609 rivel1625 ravel1634 snick-snarl1649 mare1688 harla1697 tangle1757 round turn1769 fankle1824 twist1858 twitter1876 taut1887 the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or complexity > instance of > and confused snarl1631 tangle1757 twaddle1785 an ill-favoured pirn1828 muddle1857 fankle1890 tie-up1906 snarl-up1960 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 202 When cloth is in unrid folds, it is said to be in a fankle. 1890 Glasgow Herald 17 July 4/1 The wrong person is accused of crime, and there is a terrible amount of trouble in unravelling the ‘fankle’ of the case. 1954 R. Jenkins Thistle & Grail (1994) 30 Human affairs aye get into a fankle. 1993 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 3 May 6 A skirt with too many splits shooting up from the hem is best avoided because, nearly always, it goes into a fankle about the knees. 2019 National (Scotl.) (Nexis) 26 July Britain has got itself into a right diplomatic fankle there with Iran. < as lemmas |
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