handbreadth

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
    — Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee:

词形变化

handbreadths plural

词源

Alteration (due to breadth) of Middle English handbrede, hondbrede (“handbreadth”); equivalent to hand + breadth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Houndebratte (“handbreadth”), West Frisian hânbreedte (“handbreadth”), Dutch handbreedte (“handbreadth”), German Handbreite (“handbreadth”) and Handbreit, Swedish handsbredd (“handbreadth”), Norwegian håndsbredd (“handbreadth”), Icelandic handbreidd (“handbreadth”).
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