1) Containerful 2) Exclusively Anglo word 3) Exclusively Saxon word 4) Finger protector 5) Finger-cover for sewing 6) Monopoly token 7) Needle prick protection 8) Needle-prick protection 9) Protective cap 10) Sewing aid 11) Sewing equipment 12) Sewing gadget 13) Symbol of spinsterhood 14) Thimbleful
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1) Thimbleful
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A thimble is a small hard pitted cup worn for protection on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing. Usually, thimbles with a closed top are used by dressmakers but special thimbles with an opening at the end are used by tailors as this allows them to manipulate the cloth more easily. Finger guards differ from tailors’ thimbles in that they ...
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• (n.) A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle. • (n.) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a ...
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small, bell-shaped implement designed to protect the end of the finger when sewing. Among the earliest known thimbles, dating from before 79, were ...
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A metal fitting used to line the inside of an eye splice.
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1. A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle. ... 2. <mechanics> Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. Specific...
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Thim'ble noun [ Middle English
thimbil , Anglo-Saxon
......mel , from
......ma a thumb. √56. See
Thumb .]
1. A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the m...
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In nautical terms, a thimble is a metal fitting inserted into an eye in a rope to reduce wear on the rope.
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Thimble is old criminal slang for a watch.
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n] - as much as a thimble will hold 2. [n] - a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing
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A protective implement worn on the finger or thumb when sewing.
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noun a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
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Plastic or metal caps that are placed over the middle finger when stitching. This prevents the tip of your finger from getting sore during sewing.
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