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Definitions for Thimble

[1] a small cap, usually of metal, worn over the fingertip to protect it when pushing a needle through cloth in sewing.
[2] Mechanics . any of various similar devices or attachments.
[3] Nautical . a metal ring with a concave groove on the outside, used to line the outside of a ring of rope forming an eye.
[4] a sleeve of sheet metal passing through the wall of a chimney, for holding the end of a stovepipe or the like.
[5] a thimble-shaped printing element with raised characters on the exterior: used in a type of electronic typewriter or computer printer (thimble printer) .
[6] a cap of metal, plastic, etc, used to protect the end of the finger when sewing
[7] any small metal cap resembling this
[8] nautical a loop of metal having a groove at its outer edge for a rope or cable, for lining the inside of an eye
[9] short for thimbleful

Words nearby Thimble

thighbone, thigmesthesia, thigmotaxis, thigmotropism, thill, thimble, thimbleberry, thimbleful, thimblerig, thimbleweed, thimblewit

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

Word origin for Thimble

Old English thӯmel thumbstall, from thūma thumb