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A thimble is a small protective covering worn on the finger, traditionally used during sewing to prevent the needle from pricking the skin and to help push needles through fabric more easily. It has been an important tool for sewing and needlework for centuries, as evidenced by its depiction in historical crafts documentation dating back to at least the 16th century.
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- Thimbles
- used by
- tailor
- fabrication method
- machining
- exact match
- wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04423845-n
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Der Fingerhut ist ein mechanischer Schutz gegen unbeabsichtigtes Verletzen der Finger beim Nähen. Aus alten Darstellungen geht hervor, dass diese kleinen Hüte häufig am Daumen getragen wurden.
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