thimble

Japanese: thimble
thimble

…The Orok people of Sakhalin also wear thimbles (konapts) made of brass with an oval needle holder, which they wear on the tip of the index finger, just like in Korea. The English word thimble is bell-shaped, as its etymology, thumb-bell, suggests, and it is said that in the past it was worn over the tip of the thumb, but now it is worn over the tip of the middle finger. In addition to these examples, the Wamyōshō quotes ancient Chinese documents and refers to thimbles as finger shoes, which suggests that in ancient Japan and China, thimbles were used in the shape of a shoe that completely covered the tip of the finger, and that the Korumy people wore them over the tip of the index finger to use the needle. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "thimble" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…またサハリンのオロッコ族の指貫(コナプト)は楕円形の針受けのある黄銅製のもので,朝鮮と同様にこれを人差指の先にはめて運針していた。英語でいう〈シンブルthimble〉はその語源のサム・ベルthumb‐bellが示すように鐘の形をしたもので,古くは親指の先にかぶせて使ったものといわれるが,今では中指の先にこれをかぶせて運針している。これらの事例とともに,《和名抄》が中国の古文献を引用して,指貫を指沓としていることからみて,あるいは古くは日本や中国でも,指貫は指先にすっぽりかぶせる指のくつのような形のものが用いられ,これをコルミーのように人差指の先にかぶせて運針する仕方が行われていたものともみられる。…

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