thimble

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈθɪmb(ə)l/

Noun

also attributive

(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material. / As much as fills a thimble (sense 1); a thimbleful.

Japanese Meaning

(裁縫用) 指先に装着して、針で布を押す際に用いられる、くぼみのある通常は金属製のカップ状の保護具。 / (量の単位) その容器に満たす量、すなわち「てんぶる分」

What is this buttons?

She slipped on a brass thimble to push the stubborn needle through the thick canvas.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は真鍮の指ぬきをはめて、頑固な針を厚手のキャンバスに押し通した。

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Sense（1）

Sense（2）

As much as fills a thimble (sense 1); a thimbleful.

Sense（3）

(games) A thimble or similar object used in thimblerig (“a game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three thimbles or small cups a pea-sized object has been placed after the person operating the game rapidly rearranges them”).

Sense（4）

(technology) A socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.

Sense（5）

To relieve the stern in a measure from the great weight of the [diving-]bell, a short, strong mast was stepped in the usual place, and steeving forward; from its head to the head of the davit was a span, which set up with two thimbles [footnote: A sort of iron ring.] and a lanyard, and the whole was supported by a strong stay from the mast-head to the stern of the boat, and two shrouds on a side, leading forward.

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Sense（6）

(technology) A ring- or tube-shaped component such as a ferrule.

thimbles

（ plural ）

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