gingival

& s. [Lat. gingiva =the gum.] A. As adj .: Of or pertaining to the gums. "Whilst the Italians strive to cut a thread in their pronunciation between d and t, so as to sweeten it, they make the occluse appulse, especially the gingival , softer than we do." - Holder : Elements of Speech. B. As subst.: A letter so named from the manner in which it is uttered. "Gingivals, in uttering which the tongue is pre ed against the gums." - Wright: Grammar of the Arabio Language , i. 4. *gin-gle, v . i. & t. [JINGLE, v .] *gingle-boy, s. A coin. "The sign of the gingle -boys hangs at the door of our pockets."-Mas singer: Virgin Martyr , ii. 2. *gin'-gle, s . [JINGLE, 8.] *gin'-gleş, s . [See def.] A corruption of Shingles (q. v.). So called because it sometimes encircles the person affected like a girdle. (Latin cingula .) "The gingles or St. Anthony his fire." -Fuller Ch. Hist . , IX. i. 60.