thimble
To use a thimbleTo use a thimble (noun sense 1).
» Mary wore a thimble while hand sewing the quilt.
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2 senses(intransitive)To use a thimble (noun sense 1).
(broadly, intransitive)To sew.
Examples
4 sentencesMary wore a thimble while hand sewing the quilt.
A thimble can be very useful for sewing, if you don't want bleeding fingers.
ruНаперсток может быть очень полезен для шитья, если вы не хотите, чтобы кровоточили пальцы. — Balamax
He bought a thimble.
ruОн купил напёрсток. — Aleksej
deEr hat einen Fingerhut gekauft. — MUIRIEL
Parker Brothers ran out of thimbles and tiny cannons, amounting to a multimillion-dollar loss.
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English thymbyll, thimel (“thimble”) [and other forms], frThe noun is derived from Middle English thymbyll, thimel (“thimble”) [and other forms], from Old English þȳmel (“thimble, thumbstall; fingerstall”), then either:
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Forms
thimbles, thimbling, thimbled, thimbledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle