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thimble
[ thim-buhl ]
noun
- a small cap, usually of metal, worn over the fingertip to protect it when pushing a needle through cloth in sewing.
- Mechanics. any of various similar devices or attachments.
- Nautical. a metal ring with a concave groove on the outside, used to line the outside of a ring of rope forming an eye.
- a sleeve of sheet metal passing through the wall of a chimney, for holding the end of a stovepipe or the like.
- a thimble-shaped printing element with raised characters on the exterior: used in a type of electronic typewriter or computer printer thimbleprinter.
thimble
/ ˈθɪmbəl /
noun
- a cap of metal, plastic, etc, used to protect the end of the finger when sewing
- any small metal cap resembling this
- nautical a loop of metal having a groove at its outer edge for a rope or cable, for lining the inside of an eye
- short for thimbleful
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- thimble·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thimble1
Old English thӯmel thumbstall, from thūma thumb
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Example Sentences
The dervish wore a white shroud, covered by a black robe and a black felt cap the shape of a thimble.
From Literature
“We shall explain the circumstances of our household,” she said over a thimble.
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Far, far below me, the trash can seemed like a thimble.
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Next to that, Charlotte's pudge paranoia is a thimble of that bone broth she forlornly sucks down in her quick weight-loss quest.
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Returning to the subject of episodically dominant conservative media figures, Maddow's purpose was less about offering true context than blunt honesty with a thimble of comfort.
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