cringle

(krĭng'gəl)
n.
A small ring or grommet of rope or metal fastened to the edge of a sail.

[Low German kringel, diminutive of kring, ring, from Middle Low German.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
  Synonyms: eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - metaløje, rebkovs

Nederlands (Dutch)
leuver

Français (French)
n. - (Naut) anneau/boucle de métal ou de corde attaché au bord d'une voile

Deutsch (German)
n. - (mar.) Legel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καψούλι, θηλιά παρυφής (ιστίου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
brancarella

Português (Portuguese)
n. - alça (f) de cabo (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
кренгельс

Español (Spanish)
n. - garrucho

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - löddra (sjö.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
索眼, 索圈

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 索眼, 索圈

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 밧줄 구멍

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 索目

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دائرة صغيرة في طرف الشراع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עניבת-חבל, עזק‬

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