• (n.) A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts. • (n.) A shoemaker`s thread.
Lin'gel (lĭn'gĕl) noun [ French ligneul , dim. of Latin linea a linen thread.] 1. A shoemaker's thread. [ Obsolete] 2. A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts. Crabb.