The finger of a glove; a fingerstall. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical supports > [noun] > finger- or thumb-stall (8) fingerling1440 The finger of a glove; a fingerstall. Obsolete. fingerstall?c1475 A cover for the finger, typically resembling the finger of a glove, and worn to protect a finger when injured or for carrying out specific tasks… thumb-case1598 a thumb-stall. cot1617 A case or protecting covering; a finger-stall; the covering of a drawing-roller in a spinning frame, etc. Now dialect or technical. thumb-stall1654 A sheath worn on the thumb to protect it when injured. finger-stool1787 A cover or protection for the finger; = fingerstall, n. finger cot1841 A cover or protection for the finger (see cot, n.1 3); = fingerstall, n. Cf. finger-stool, n. hud1893 The husk or sheath of a seed; the hull or shell of a fruit; a pod or seed-vessel; †figurative an empty person who has ‘nothing in him’. (See also… |
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