🧵 A finger protector 🥄 A tiny amount 🧵 To protect finger 🔗 To add cable ring

to thimble

9.7

To put a small cap on a finger to protect it when sewing

verb
/ˈθɪmbl/

: ponerse un dedal

She thimbled her finger before starting to sew.

Examples

The tailor always thimbles his finger when sewing heavy materials.
He carefully thimbled his thumb to protect it while sewing the thick fabric.
Before starting her embroidery, she thimbled her finger to avoid getting pricked.
He carefully thimbled his thumb before working with the thick fabric.
Before sewing, he always thimbles his fingers for protection.
Before starting her embroidery, she thimbled her finger to avoid getting pricked.
She always thimbles her finger when working with heavy materials to prevent injury.

Compounds

knight of the thimble

Archaic

9.9

A person very skilled at sewing and making clothes

How Protective

to encase

34 4.9

to shield

146 2.7

to thimble

9.7

cap

116 1.0

to cover

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

thimble infinitive

thimbled past

thimbled past participle

thimbling present participle

thimbles third person singular

Etymology

Thimble as a verb simply means 'to put a thimble on' and comes from the name of the small protective cap; to thimble your finger is to cover it with that cap so you do not get pricked. This use keeps the original idea of protection.