The word 'thimble' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use the word to refer to a finger protector worn by a sewing person. For example, "She used a thimble while sewing to protect her finger from being pricked by the needle."
I've got a thimble with John Wayne's face on it [see above].
But again, local opinion has been pushing for more than the thimble of democracy that Mr Tung and his supporters prefer for next year.
The device consists of a thimble on a motorised arm.
Using the motors to apply short bursts of very precise resistance it applies slight lateral stretches to the skin of a fingertip passing over the thimble, giving the impression of a sharp edge.The ultimate aim of this sort of research would be to find ways to simulate any kind of shape, sensation or texture, says Dr Robles-De-La-Torre.
It includes pincushion, fishhook, snowball, bird's-nest, golden-star, thimble, old woman, coral, royal cross, feather, and lemon ball cacti, all of which are small plants suitable to indoor cultivation or outdoor cultivation in warmer climates.
Employing whacks on the head with her thimble, frequent scoldings, and the quoting of Scripture, Aunt Polly tries, unsuccessfully, to force Tom to abandon his high-spirited ways.
It's called "Find the drinking fountain", and it's guaranteed to keep you busy during the longest of delays.Since security rules were tightened in 2006, passengers have been forbidden to take more than a thimble-full of water through security.
Facilities based on the firm's technologies feature what it calls "biomass carriers", thimble-sized plastic structures with a large surface area.
Black-eyed Susan (R. hirta), thimble-flower (R. bicolor), and coneflower (R. laciniata) are grown as border plants.
Now, with her mobile phone and a few items of basic equipment – thermometer, scales, blood pressure monitor and pulse oximeter (a thimble-like device clipped to the end of the finger to measure the oxygen level in the blood) – she can monitor her condition from her own front room without having to struggle to the surgery to see her GP.
The European cobweb spider (Achaearanea saxatile) constructs a silken thimble-shaped structure and will move the egg sac into or out of this structure to regulate egg temperature.
