指ゆび金がね

noun

finger ring

A ring worn on the finger. The cross-reference to 指輪 suggests it is a synonym or older term for a finger ring.

See also: 指輪

• 彼かの女じょは美うつくしい指ゆび金がねをはめていた。

  She was wearing a beautiful ring.

noun

metal thimble

A metal thimble used in sewing, as indicated by the cross-reference to 指貫 (ゆびぬき).

See also: 指貫 (ゆびぬき)

• 裁さい縫ほうのときは指ゆび金がねをはめて針はりを押おす。

  When sewing, I put on a metal thimble to push the needle.

noun

finger-constricting ring (archaic)

Archaic use: a ring worn to constrict a finger, believed to make it slender and beautiful. Not in modern use.

• 昔むかしの女じょ性せいは指ゆびを細ほそく見みせるために指ゆび金がねを使つかったという。

  It is said that women in the past used finger-constricting rings to make their fingers look slender.