thimblecap
nounUK /ˈθɪmbəlkæp/
US /ˈθɪmbəlkæp/
A thimblecap is a tiny cap you wear on your finger to keep it safe.
She put a thimblecap on her thumb before sewing the button.
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2. A small protective cover that fits over the tip of a finger.
The gardener wore a thimblecap while trimming the thorny rose bush.
3. The rounded metal or plastic tip at the end of a shoelace or cord.
The thimblecap on his shoelace kept the end from fraying.
4. A tiny cap-shaped mushroom found growing on old wood.
We spotted a thimblecap growing on the fallen log in the forest.