A common name for the perforated flame spreader (like the Aladdin in design) that allows air from the center draft tube to be precisely directed to the inside top of the circular flame in an "Argand" type lamp burner May or may not have an aditional spreader disk located on or near the top (like the common RAYO or ROYAL )
A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material
a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
A broad ring of metal, having a concave outer surface, around which the end of a rope is spliced, so that the thimble forms an eye to the rope
A protective fitting for a steel wire rope eye made from metal It ensures that the correct size loop is made for the rope diameter and protects the eye from wear Submitted by Piers from London, UK
An iron ring, oval or heart shaped fitting whose outer surface is concave in order that it may be held in place when worked into the corner of a sail as a cringle or in the bight of a rope It serves as a lining to prevent the chafe of a hook, shackle, pin, etc