Thimble

bianna

(socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

lán méaracáin

(as much as fills a thimble — see also thimbleful)

méaracán

(cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

súil

(metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)