† ˈongle Obs.
[a. F. ongle:—L. ungula hoof, claw, talon, dim. of unguis nail.]
A claw.
| 1484 Caxton Fables of æsop i. xviii, The lyon..within his clawes or ongles he tooke the rat. 1643 Nethersole Parab. on Times 13 The Eagle,..and..the Lyon,..the one had parted with his tallons, the other with his teeth and ongles. 1646 Howell Lewis XIII 70 The Leopard who..useth to teare his image with his ongles and teeth. |