thimble
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈθɪmbəl/
thimble (plural thimbles)
- (sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle.
- Synonyms: thumbstall
- A similarly shaped socket in machinery.
- A thimbleful.
- (nautical) A ring of metal or rope used in a ship's rigging; it is a protection against chafing.
- French: dé à coudre
- German: Fingerhut, Fingerhütchen, Schneiderfingerhut, Nähring, Fingerschutz
- Italian: ditale
- Portuguese: dedal
- Russian: напёрсток
- Spanish: dedal, dedo
- German: ein Fingerhut voll
- Russian: напёрсток
- German: Kausch, Kausche, Seilkausche
- Italian: redancia
- Russian: ко́уш
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