the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. a cover or shield for a finger.
n. a sheath worn to protect a finger.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A cover or cot worn on a finger to protect it, as when injured, or in dissecting, etc.
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n. a sheath worn to protect a finger
Word Usage
"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."