thumbnail

/ˈθʌm.neɪl/

ΘɅM · neɪl (2 syllables)

English Noun
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Definition

The fingernail on the thumb.

Etymology

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.

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