Hand-breadth

  • 101To take 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 …

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  • 102Under the hand of — 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 …

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  • 103hand's-breadth — /ˈhændz brɛdθ/ (say handz bredth), / brɛtθ/ (say bretth) noun → handbreadth …

  • 104Left Hand (comics) — Superherobox| caption=The Left Hand. Art by Mark Bagley. comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Left Hand real name=Diego Casseas publisher=Marvel Comics debut= creators= alliance color=background:#ffc0c0 alliances=Folding Circle aliases=… …

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  • 105Out of hand — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …

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  • 106Half-breadth plan — Half Half (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half… …

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  • 107handbreadth — hand·breadth …

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  • 108handbreadth — /hand bredth , bretth /, n. a unit of linear measure from 2½ to 4 in. (6.4 to 10 cm). Also, hand s breadth. [1525 35; HAND + BREADTH] * * * …

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  • 109handbreadth — hand•breadth [[t]ˈhændˌbrɛdθ, ˌbrɛtθ[/t]] also hand s breadth n. wam a unit of linear measure ranging from 2½ to 4 inches (6.4 to 10.2 cm) …

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  • 110Ezekiel 40 — 1 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.… …

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