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I'm currently reading the book and as somebody for whom English is the second language understanding Gibson's fanciful vocabulary is quite a challenge. Now there is one particular term - "thimble" - that struck my attention at least twice and I fail to get what it is supposed to mean - maybe somebody here can help me.
Two examples:
-He sipped thick black coffee from a street vendor's foam thimble and watched the sun come up.
-Very easy, please", Terzibashjian said, his white china thimble frozen centimeters from his lips.
Now when I try to investigate the meaning of "thimble" all I can find is this
or this
. Neither makes any sense in either context.
Any ideas what is meant with "thimble" in above examples?
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I'm currently reading the book and as somebody for whom English is the second language understanding Gibson's fanciful vocabulary is quite a challenge. Now there is one particular term - "thimble" - that struck my attention at least twice and I fail to get what it is supposed to mean - maybe somebody here can help me.
Two examples:
-He sipped thick black coffee from a street vendor's foam thimble and watched the sun come up.
-Very easy, please", Terzibashjian said, his white china thimble frozen centimeters from his lips.
Now when I try to investigate the meaning of "thimble" all I can find is this
or this
. Neither makes any sense in either context.
Any ideas what is meant with "thimble" in above examples?
translation neuromancer
edited 17 mins ago
DavidW
4,06911452
asked Jan 11 at 21:01
RaffaelRaffael
1484
add a comment |
I'm currently reading the book and as somebody for whom English is the second language understanding Gibson's fanciful vocabulary is quite a challenge. Now there is one particular term - "thimble" - that struck my attention at least twice and I fail to get what it is supposed to mean - maybe somebody here can help me.
Two examples:
-He sipped thick black coffee from a street vendor's foam thimble and watched the sun come up.
-Very easy, please", Terzibashjian said, his white china thimble frozen centimeters from his lips.
Now when I try to investigate the meaning of "thimble" all I can find is this
or this
. Neither makes any sense in either context.
Any ideas what is meant with "thimble" in above examples?
translation neuromancer
edited 17 mins ago
DavidW
4,06911452
asked Jan 11 at 21:01
RaffaelRaffael
1484
I'm currently reading the book and as somebody for whom English is the second language understanding Gibson's fanciful vocabulary is quite a challenge. Now there is one particular term - "thimble" - that struck my attention at least twice and I fail to get what it is supposed to mean - maybe somebody here can help me.
Two examples:
-He sipped thick black coffee from a street vendor's foam thimble and watched the sun come up.
-Very easy, please", Terzibashjian said, his white china thimble frozen centimeters from his lips.
Now when I try to investigate the meaning of "thimble" all I can find is this
or this
. Neither makes any sense in either context.
Any ideas what is meant with "thimble" in above examples?
translation neuromancer
translation neuromancer
edited 17 mins ago
DavidW
4,06911452
asked Jan 11 at 21:01
RaffaelRaffael
1484
edited 17 mins ago
DavidW
4,06911452
asked Jan 11 at 21:01
RaffaelRaffael
1484
edited 17 mins ago
DavidW
4,06911452
edited 17 mins ago
DavidW
4,06911452
edited 17 mins ago
DavidW
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4,06911452
asked Jan 11 at 21:01
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The context for both quotes involves drinks served in cups. Thus, the most likely explanation is that they are as they seem, containers for liquid. Why would you call them "thimbles"? Presumably, they're small, the size of a finger-tip, much like a sewing thimble. In real life, thimble cups are a bit larger, but are still pretty small.
The second quote you have makes more sense with context of the preceding paragraph (bolding mine):
Terzibashjian proved to be a young man in a gray suit and
gold-framed, mirrored glasses. His white shirt was open at the
collar, revealing a mat of dark hair so dense that Case at first
mistook it for some kind of t-shirt. He arrived with a black
Hilton tray arranged with three tiny, fragrant cups of thick
black coffee and three sticky, straw-colored Oriental sweets.
....
"Very easy, please," Terzibashjian said, his white china thimble frozen centimeters from his lips.
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The context for both quotes involves drinks served in cups. Thus, the most likely explanation is that they are as they seem, containers for liquid. Why would you call them "thimbles"? Presumably, they're small, the size of a finger-tip, much like a sewing thimble. In real life, thimble cups are a bit larger, but are still pretty small.
The second quote you have makes more sense with context of the preceding paragraph (bolding mine):
Terzibashjian proved to be a young man in a gray suit and
gold-framed, mirrored glasses. His white shirt was open at the
collar, revealing a mat of dark hair so dense that Case at first
mistook it for some kind of t-shirt. He arrived with a black
Hilton tray arranged with three tiny, fragrant cups of thick
black coffee and three sticky, straw-colored Oriental sweets.
....
"Very easy, please," Terzibashjian said, his white china thimble frozen centimeters from his lips.
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The context for both quotes involves drinks served in cups. Thus, the most likely explanation is that they are as they seem, containers for liquid. Why would you call them "thimbles"? Presumably, they're small, the size of a finger-tip, much like a sewing thimble. In real life, thimble cups are a bit larger, but are still pretty small.
The second quote you have makes more sense with context of the preceding paragraph (bolding mine):
Terzibashjian proved to be a young man in a gray suit and
gold-framed, mirrored glasses. His white shirt was open at the
collar, revealing a mat of dark hair so dense that Case at first
mistook it for some kind of t-shirt. He arrived with a black
Hilton tray arranged with three tiny, fragrant cups of thick
black coffee and three sticky, straw-colored Oriental sweets.
....
"Very easy, please," Terzibashjian said, his white china thimble frozen centimeters from his lips.
answered Jan 11 at 21:12
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The context for both quotes involves drinks served in cups. Thus, the most likely explanation is that they are as they seem, containers for liquid. Why would you call them "thimbles"? Presumably, they're small, the size of a finger-tip, much like a sewing thimble. In real life, thimble cups are a bit larger, but are still pretty small.
The second quote you have makes more sense with context of the preceding paragraph (bolding mine):
Terzibashjian proved to be a young man in a gray suit and
gold-framed, mirrored glasses. His white shirt was open at the
collar, revealing a mat of dark hair so dense that Case at first
mistook it for some kind of t-shirt. He arrived with a black
Hilton tray arranged with three tiny, fragrant cups of thick
black coffee and three sticky, straw-colored Oriental sweets.
....
"Very easy, please," Terzibashjian said, his white china thimble frozen centimeters from his lips.
answered Jan 11 at 21:12
FuzzyBootsFuzzyBoots
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The context for both quotes involves drinks served in cups. Thus, the most likely explanation is that they are as they seem, containers for liquid. Why would you call them "thimbles"? Presumably, they're small, the size of a finger-tip, much like a sewing thimble. In real life, thimble cups are a bit larger, but are still pretty small.
The second quote you have makes more sense with context of the preceding paragraph (bolding mine):
Terzibashjian proved to be a young man in a gray suit and
gold-framed, mirrored glasses. His white shirt was open at the
collar, revealing a mat of dark hair so dense that Case at first
mistook it for some kind of t-shirt. He arrived with a black
Hilton tray arranged with three tiny, fragrant cups of thick
black coffee and three sticky, straw-colored Oriental sweets.
....
"Very easy, please," Terzibashjian said, his white china thimble frozen centimeters from his lips.
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