单词 | finger-stool |
释义 | finger-stooln. A cover or protection for the finger; = fingerstall n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical supports > [noun] > finger- or thumb-stall fingerling1440 fingerstall?c1475 thumb-case1598 cot1617 thumb-stall1654 finger-stool1787 finger cot1841 hud1893 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [noun] > finger-stall fingerling1440 fingerstall?c1475 cot1617 finger-stool1787 finger cot1841 1787 J. Gilchrist Dict. Eng. & Hindoostanee I. App. 60/2 Fingerstool. 1836 London Med. Gaz. 13 Feb. 764/1 When this operation was finished, we took great care to wear a leather finger-stool. 1878 Edinb. Med. Jrnl. (1879) 24 i. 24 The use of indiarubber finger-stools such as are frequently employed by photographers. 1983 M. J. Winstanley Shopkeeper's World 1830–1914 xi. 177 Sometimes you might make little finger stools, leather ones.., just a rough finger stool with no tip on them, to save your fingers. 1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 22 Aug. 13 Another [invention]—an impregnated finger-stool which allows long-distance travellers to clean their teeth without ever leaving their seat. 2007 Mirror (Nexis) 19 Jan. 47 His mum and dad have tried everything to stop him [sucking his thumb], with stuff from the chemist to put on his thumb to wrapping it up in a finger stool. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1787 |
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