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UK/ˈθʌm.neɪl/ US/ˈθʌˌmneɪl/ uncommon

noun

1.

the nail of the thumb

Origin

From thumb + nail. Compare West Frisian tommeneil (“thumbnail”), Dutch duimnagel (“thumbnail”), German Daumennagel (“thumbnail”). The phrase thumbnail sketch was first attested 1852. Verb sense attested 1930s.

Phrases

  • thumbnail moon

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