thimble
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thim·ble
(thĭm′bəl)n.
1. A hard, usually pitted cup worn for protection on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing.
2. Any of various tubular sockets or sleeves in machinery.
3. Nautical
a. A metal ring fitted in an eye of a sail to prevent chafing.
b. A metal ring around which a rope splice is passed.
[Middle English thimbil, alteration of Old English thȳmel, leather finger covering, from thūma, thumb; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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thimble
(ˈθɪmbəl)n
1. (Knitting & Sewing) a cap of metal, plastic, etc, used to protect the end of the finger when sewing
2. (Mechanical Engineering) any small metal cap resembling this
3. (Nautical Terms) nautical a loop of metal having a groove at its outer edge for a rope or cable, for lining the inside of an eye
4. (Units) short for thimbleful
[Old English thӯmel thumbstall, from thūma thumb]
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thim•ble
(ˈθɪm bəl)n.
1. a small cap worn over the fingertip to protect it when pushing a needle through cloth in sewing.
2. a metal ring with a concave groove on the outside, used to line the outside of a ring of rope to prevent chafing.
thim′ble•like`, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  thimble - as much as a thimble will hold containerful - the quantity that a container will hold |
| 2. | thimble - a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container cap - something serving as a cover or protection container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
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Translations
كُشْتْبان، قِمْع الخِياطَه
náprstek
fingerbøl
dé à coudredoigt de gantchaussette
gyûszû
fingurbjörg
antpirštis
uzpirkstenis
náprstok
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thimble
[ˈθɪmbəl] n → dé m (à coudre)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thimble
n → Fingerhut m
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thimble
(ˈθimbl) noun a kind of metal or plastic capital to protect the finger and push the needle when sewing.
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