fingerstall

American

[fing-ger-stawl] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌstɔl /

noun

a covering used to protect a finger.

fingerstall British

/ ˈfɪŋɡəˌstɔːl /

noun

Also called: cot. fingertip. a protective covering for a finger

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Etymology

Origin of fingerstall

First recorded in 1425–75, fingerstall is from late Middle English fyngyr stalle. See finger, stall ¹

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fingerstall

Here and there, on the dry bank over which the clematis projected like an eave, there stood tall campanulas, their blue bells as large as the fingerstall of a foxglove.

From The Life of the Fields by Richard Jefferies

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