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Meaning of lady's thimble in English:

lady's thimble

(also ladies' thimbles)

noun

dialect British, Scottish

  • 1Harebell, Campanula rotundifolia.

  • 2Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in George Johnston (1797–1855), physician and naturalist.