- hand-breadth
- n.
Palm, hand, four inches.
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hand|breadth — «HAND BREHDTH, BREHTTH», noun. the breadth of a hand, used as a measure. It varies from 2½ to 4 inches. Also, hand s breadth … Useful english dictionary
hand breadth — width of a hand, small unit of measurement … English contemporary dictionary
hand's breadth — handˈbreadth or hand s breadth noun The breadth of a hand • • • Main Entry: ↑hand … Useful english dictionary
breadth — breadth; breadth·en; breadth·less; breadth·rid·er; breadth·ways; hand·breadth; breadth·wise; … English syllables
hand's-breadth — /handz bredth , bretth , breth /, n. hand breadth. * * * hand s breadth «HANDZ BREHDTH, BREHTTH», noun. = handbreadth. (Cf. ↑handbreadth) … Useful english dictionary
Hand — For other uses, see Hand (disambiguation). Hand Palmar and Dorsal aspects of human left hand Latin manus Vein … Wikipedia
hand — back·hand·ed; fore·hand·ed·ly; fore·hand·ed·ness; hand; hand·book·ing; hand·breadth; hand·breed; hand·craft·man; hand·ed; hand·er; hand·ful; hand·hol·er; hand·i·cap·per; hand·i·craft; hand·i·craft·er; hand·i·crafts·man; hand·i·cuff; hand·i·grips; … English syllables
hand's-breadth — /handz bredth , bretth , breth /, n. hand breadth. * * * … Universalium
hand — I. n. 1. Palm and fingers. 2. Palm, four inches (in estimating the height of a horse), hand breadth. 3. Side (right or left), direction, part. 4. Skill, ability, talent, faculty, dexterity. 5. Handiwork, workmanship. 6. Mode of pr … New dictionary of synonyms
Hand in hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
