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handbreadth
[ hand-bredth, -bretth ]
noun
- a unit of linear measure from 2陆 to 4 inches (6.4 to 10 centimeters).
handbreadth
/ -藢br蓻d胃; 藞h忙nd藢br蓻t胃 /
noun
- the width of a hand used as an indication of length
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of handbreadth1
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Example Sentences
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It lacks a handbreadth yet of the measure of a prince.'
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The room is so richly decorated that scarce a handbreadth of the surface is free from ornament.
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Suddenly the Sub came to a dead stop almost within a handbreadth of the levelled bayonet of the Turkish sentry.
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It was like a dungeon, absolutely empty, with an uneven, earthen floor, quite dry, and high bare walls, gloomy, with a handbreadth of window high up.
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Through teeth and skull and helmet, So fierce a thrust he sped, The good sword stood a handbreadth out Behind the Tuscan's head!
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