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Ditale
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thumb|A thimble thumb| (Thimblemaker) from by Jost Amman, 1568
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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Article · Italiano
Il ditale è un piccolo oggetto usato per proteggere le dita mentre si cuce.Si infila sul dito medio o indice e lo si usa per spingere la cruna dell'ago attraverso gli strati del materiale da cucire, generalmente tessuto o cuoio.
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