noun🔗ShareDedalesA pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle."My grandmother always wore thimbles on her fingers when she was sewing quilts. "Mi abuela siempre usaba dedales en los dedos cuando cosía colchas.utensilitemwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCasquillosA similarly shaped socket in machinery."The sewing machine has small thimbles to protect the needle. "La máquina de coser tiene pequeños casquillos para proteger la aguja.machinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLo que cabe en un dedalA thimbleful."The recipe calls for only a thimbleful of vanilla extract, just a tiny amount. "La receta requiere solo lo que cabe en un dedal de extracto de vainilla, solo una pequeña cantidad.utensilamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDedalesA ring of metal or rope used in a ship's rigging; it is a protection against chafing."The sailor carefully inserted thimbles into the loops of the mooring lines to prevent them from fraying against the metal cleats on the dock. "El marinero insertó cuidadosamente dedales en los lazos de los cabos de amarre para evitar que se deshilacharan contra las cornamusas metálicas del muelle.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
