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thimble [ˈθɪmbl] N

thimble

напёрсток m

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And if he went in to buy a drink, the beer glass would be about the size of a thimble and the whisky terrible. en.wikipedia.org

Users would load a thimble-shaped capsule into the device, where it would be heated to the point of releasing tobacco vapor, as apposed to smoke. en.wikipedia.org

Some women would remove the tops of the thimble in order to create a ring. en.wikipedia.org

In the 1930s and 40s glass-topped thimbles were used for advertising. en.wikipedia.org

The metal character templates were attached to the thimble press via a small ratchet lever. en.wikipedia.org

Thimbles are usually made from metal, leather, rubber, and wood, and even glass or china. en.wikipedia.org

Additional equipment consisted of a thimble nose radome, increased fuel capacity, bulged observation windows, and a sliding door for dropping rafts. en.wikipedia.org

Thimbles have also been used as love-tokens and to commemorate important events. en.wikipedia.org

The small yellowish-red thimble-shaped flowers top the stems in a cyme inflorescence. en.wikipedia.org

Early thimbles tend to be quite thick and to have a pronounced dome on the top. en.wikipedia.org

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