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witches' thimbles

witches' thimbles noun: the foxglove.

Noun

witches' thimbles (uncountable)

  1. The foxglove.
    • I wonder whether the witches would be wearing on their fingers their ornaments of foxglove blossoms, often called witches' bells or harebells, sometimes known as witches' thimbles.1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 258

Questions about witches' thimbles

What does witches' thimbles mean?
Witches' thimbles means the foxglove.
What part of speech is witches' thimbles?
Witches' thimbles is a noun.

Words near witches' thimbles in the dictionary

  1. witches' Sabbaths
  2. witches' Sabbats
  3. witches' stairs
  4. witches' stone
  5. witches' stones
  6. witches' thimbles
  7. witcheties
  8. witchetties
  9. witchetty
  10. witchetty grub
  11. witchetty grubs

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