Handbreadth

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A linear measurement approximating the width of the palm of the hand, from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.25 to 10 centimeters).
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  • n. A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm - Exodus 37:12
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm: a unit of length in many metrical systems; especially, in books of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, one fourth of a philosophical foot, equal to about 2.45 English inches. Also called hand's-breadth.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    linear unit    linear measure   
    Hyponym
    hand   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    handsbreadth    palm   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    broken_one    twenty-feet    pasang    2-5/8    bowshot   
     
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