thimble

[ thim-buhl ]

/ ˈθɪm bəl /

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 (thimble printer ).

Origin of thimble

before 1000; Middle English thym(b)yl,Old English thȳmel; akin to Old Norse thumall thumb of a glove. See thumb, -le

OTHER WORDS FROM thimble

thim·ble·like, adjective

Words nearby thimble

thigh-slapper, thigmesthesia, thigmotaxis, thigmotropism, thill, thimble, thimbleberry, thimbleful, thimblerig, thimbleweed, thimblewit

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Example sentences from the Web for thimble

Then the king's son put the thimble in his mouth between his cheek and his teeth for safe keeping, and was soon asleep.
Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland|Jeremiah Curtin
He wondered whether he would not give Charlotte this thimble instead of Miss Jones.
Jeremy|Hugh Walpole
And here the travellers doused their torches, set Thimble down, and made breakfast.
The Three Mulla-mulgars|Walter De La Mare
Her thimble is scarcely fitted on, her needle scarce threaded, when a sudden thought calls her upstairs.
Shirley|Charlotte Bront

All of the group leave the room, except one, who hides somewhere about the room a thimble.
School, Church, and Home Games|George O. Draper

British Dictionary definitions for thimble

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

Word Origin for thimble

Old English thӯmel thumbstall, from thūma thumb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	thimble
释义	thimble [ thim-buhl ] / ˈθɪm bəl / 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 (thimble printer ). Origin of thimble before 1000; Middle English thym(b)yl,Old English thȳmel; akin to Old Norse thumall thumb of a glove. See thumb, -le OTHER WORDS FROM thimble thim·ble·like, adjective Words nearby thimble thigh-slapper, thigmesthesia, thigmotaxis, thigmotropism, thill, thimble, thimbleberry, thimbleful, thimblerig, thimbleweed, thimblewit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thimble Then the king's son put the thimble in his mouth between his cheek and his teeth for safe keeping, and was soon asleep. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland\|Jeremiah Curtin He wondered whether he would not give Charlotte this thimble instead of Miss Jones. Jeremy\|Hugh Walpole And here the travellers doused their torches, set Thimble down, and made breakfast. The Three Mulla-mulgars\|Walter De La Mare Her thimble is scarcely fitted on, her needle scarce threaded, when a sudden thought calls her upstairs. Shirley\|Charlotte Bront All of the group leave the room, except one, who hides somewhere about the room a thimble. School, Church, and Home Games\|George O. Draper British Dictionary definitions for thimble 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 Word Origin for thimble Old English thӯmel thumbstall, from thūma thumb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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