...thumb (pollex) ; the breadth of the hand or palm (na^aiarfi, palmus) ; the span, that is, the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, when spread out as wide as possible (aKt8api)) ; the length of the foot (irovf, yes) ; the cubit, or distance...

...Fist, fast; the closed hand. Knuckle, a coupling ; a joint of the finger. Span, a stretch ; the space from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. EXERCISE n. NAMES OF QUALITIES Brawny, strong and sinewy. Is the blacksmithts arm brawny ? Stiff, firm...

...Fist, fast; the closed hand. Knuckle, a coupling ; a joint of the finger. Span, a stretch ; the space from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. EXERCISE II. NAMES OF QUALITIES Brawny, strong and sinewy. Is the blacksmith's arm bravmy ? Stifij...

...native inhabitants of Yucatan (Dr. Bereudt). 3. The chi nab, or the nab which extends to the edge, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger (Pio Perez). The kok was a hand measure formed by closing the fingers and extending the thumb. Measuring...

...and turnips dressed all night on the fire. A. t,i shibr, sm A span, a palm, the distance from the end of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is expanded. P. t^&JiA shab-rang, adj. Dusky or dark-coloured (a horse) ¡ name of a horse of Siyàvnsh....

...square miles. Try to form a conception of a hand of such proportions ;.when outstretched, the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger would be 9,000 miles. The height of a person is nine times the length of the span, so the height of...

...SOaderd, soldered. ALL in, i, 34. solemnitie, ceremonious occasion. ALL n, vi, 27. span, distance measured from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger extended. SG iv, iii, 12. spitted, put on a spit (to roast). ALL in, i, 17. Striker, (probably a cant...

...any two stars, and about 100° apart (the length of an average span of the hand with fingers extended from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, when the hand is held at arm's length, subtends at the eye an angle of about 20°). Make the contact between the stars,...

...ta ry (sol' i ta ri), lonely. spa' cious (spa' shus), large, roomy. span (span), the greatest space from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger ; a very brief time. spe' cie (spe' shi), coin. sprat (sprat), a herring. staunch (stanch), steadfast....

...She could not raise her arm or move or use the hands, grasp an object, etc. She could not approach the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger (ulnaris nerve). Patient showed wrist drop (radial nerve) and foot drop (peroneal paralysis). (See...