noun
ingo
Ingo (noun) means (old use) The frame around a door, window or fireplace.
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1
(old use) The frame around a door, window or fireplace.
"The ingo of the doorway was evidently spanned with timber lintels, but none survive."
— Argyll - an Inventory of the Monuments (1980)
"Reveal tie fixings are achieved by placing telescopic extending tubes across the window openings and wedging them against the window ingoes (reveals)."
— Andy Davey -, The Care and Conservation of Georgian Houses (1995)
2
(old use) Something that has gone inside.
"We have to get a better balance between our ingo and our outgo – calories consumed and calories expended."
— Stephen W. Reiss, Family (2010)
3
(old use) The act of entering.
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Etymology
Formed from in- and go.
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What is the meaning of ingo?
"ingo" (noun) means (old use) The frame around a door, window or fireplace.
What are the different meanings of ingo?
"ingo" has 3 main meanings: 1. (old use) The frame around a door, window or fireplace; 2. (old use) Something that has gone inside; 3. (old use) The act of entering.
