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Poucette — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Thumbelina name The main character of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a girl no bigger than a thumb.

Senses

Poucette is used for these senses in English:

  • Thumbelina A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.
  • bow grip (musical instruments, lutherie) The small section of a stringed instrument's bow near the heel having grippy material such as goatskin leather or snakeskin wrapped tightly around the bow stick between the lapping and the frog, so as to facilitate it being held and to protect the stick.
  • thumbscrew An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.

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