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PALM |
Hand part |
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FINGER |
Hand part |
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THUMB |
Hand part |
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FINGERNAIL |
Hand part |
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UPPER |
Part of shoe found on hand |
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GUARD |
That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand. |
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SLEEVEHAND |
The part of a sleeve nearest the hand; a cuff or
wristband. |
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CUFF |
The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned
back from the hand. |
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HAND |
The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped
by the hand in taking aim. |
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FLEXOR |
A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of
the arm or the hand; -- opposed to extensor. |
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DRAWBOY |
A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also,
a part of power loom that performs the same office. |
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HANDWHEEL |
Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which
serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is
adjusted. |
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METACARPUS |
That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot
between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See
Illust. of Artiodactyla. |
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TRAIL |
To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground
and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right
hand near the middle. |
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ARSIS |
The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which
it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar;
-- opposed to thesis. |
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HAFT |
A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the
hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife,
sword, or dagger; the hilt. |
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BACK |
The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner
or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back
of a hand rail. |
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APPLY |
To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another);
-- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments
to a diseased part of the body. |
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HANDLE |
That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in
the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a
door, the bail of a kettle, etc. |
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HYPOTHENAR |
Of or pertaining to the prominent part of the palm of
the hand above the base of the little finger, or a corresponding part
in the forefoot of an animal; as, the hypothenar eminence. |
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GUIDE |
...ument, or part of a machine, or for directing the hand
or eye, as of an operator ... |
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REACH |
To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to
extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch,
strike, grasp, or ... |
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QUADRANT |
One of the four parts into which a plane is divided by
the coordinate axes. The upper right-hand part is the first quadrant;
the upper left-han... |
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RIGHT |
...nce to a part of the body; as, the
right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the
lower animals. ... |
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LEFT |
... reference to a part of the body; as,
the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding
side of the lower animals. ... |