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fingerstall

American  
[fing-ger-stawl] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌstɔl /

noun

  1. a covering used to protect a finger.

fingerstall British  
/ ˈfɪŋɡəˌstɔːl /

noun

  1. 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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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 Jefferies, Richard

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