shin·gle [shÃng g'l]
noun (plural shin·gles)
1. roof or wall tile: a small flat tile, especially one made of wood or asphalt, used in overlapping rows to cover a roof or wall
2. sign or nameplate: a nameplate or a small sign giving the name of a doctor, lawyer, or other professional person, fixed outside that person's office
3. hairstyle: a short hairstyle for women, popular in the 1920s, in which the back hair was cut to taper at the nape of the neck
transitive verb (past and past participle shin·gled, present participle shin·gling, 3rd person present singular shin·gles)
1. cover something with tiles: to cover something with small overlapping tiles
2. taper hair at back: to cut hair so that it is tapered at the nape of the neck
[12th century. Alteration of late Latin scindula, variant of Latin scandula]
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