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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024thim•ble /ˈθɪmbəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a cap worn over the fingertip to protect it when pushing a needle through cloth.
thim•ble•ful, n. [countable], pl. -fuls. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thim•ble (thim′bəl),USA pronunciation n. - a small cap, usually of metal, worn over the fingertip to protect it when pushing a needle through cloth in sewing.
- Mechanicsany of various similar devices or attachments.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa metal ring with a concave groove on the outside, used to line the outside of a ring of rope forming an eye.
- Buildinga sleeve of sheet metal passing through the wall of a chimney, for holding the end of a stovepipe or the like.
- Computinga thimble-shaped printing element with raised characters on the exterior: used in a type of electronic typewriter or computer printer (thim′ble print′er.)
- bef. 1000; Middle English thym(b)yl, Old English thȳmel; akin to Old Norse thumall thumb of a glove. See thumb, -le
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thimble /ˈθɪmbəl/ n - a cap of metal, plastic, etc, used to protect the end of the finger when sewing
- any small metal cap resembling this
- a loop of metal having a groove at its outer edge for a rope or cable, for lining the inside of an eye
Etymology: Old English thӯmel thumbstall, from thūma thumb |