 For rope. Qas. For closets, rooms, etc. Tsats. For handfuls of herbs or hair. Tsinab. For what is measured by gemes, ie, the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the forefinger extended.  Spanish and English - Page 335by Henry Neuman - 1849Full view - About this book
 | William Cobbett - English language - 1833 - 882 pages
...punishment formerly practised in Rome, and still in use among the Turks. EMPAN, »m. a span, a hand-breadth, the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the little-finger extended. EMPANACHER, va. to adorn with feathers. EMPAQUETER, va. to pack, to pack up,... | |
 | Henry Neumann, Giuseppe Baretti - English language - 1839 - 792 pages
...foculencies of the world. 2. To refine tho intellect. ESPIRITUALMENTE, ad. Spiritually. EspiRiTu6so, SA, a. Spirituous. V. Espiritoso. ESPITA, sf. 1. Faucet,...liquor. 2. Tippler, a sottish drunkard. 3. Span, the apace from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger extended. ESPIT^R, va. To put a faucet... | |
 | English language - 1854 - 916 pages
...having the quality of spirit ; ardent, inflammable. 2. Spirituous, vivid, airy, lively. Espita, if. 1 . Faucet, a pipe inserted into a vessel to give...Span, the space from the end of the thumb to the end uf the little finger extended. Espitar, va. To put a faucet in a tub or other vessel. Espito, an. Peel,... | |
 | English language - 1854 - 308 pages
...weight of a kernel of wheat. Foot, what we step with ; a measure of twelve inches. Span, a stretch ; the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the middle finger when extended. Yard, a rod, or shoot ; a measure of three feet. Fathom, a thread ; a... | |
 | Albert Barnes - Bible - 1854 - 472 pages
...dispose, form, create. It usually has the idea of fitting or disposing. The word span (f>7P denotes the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the middle finger, when extended — usually about nine inches. The idea is, that JEHOVAH was able to compass... | |
 | English language - 1855 - 298 pages
...weight of a kernel of wheat. Foot, what we step with ; a measure of twelve inches. Span, a stretch ; the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the middle finger when extended. Yard, a rod, or shoot ; a measure of three feet. Fathom, a thread ; a... | |
 | English language - 1855 - 172 pages
...FOOT, what we step with; a measure of twelve inches. Is the foot used for a measure ? SPAN, a stretch; the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the middle finger when extended. Is the span used in measuring now? Is the yard used for measuring cloth?... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1869 - 596 pages
...of Spades. Bpa'dix, t. in botany, a flower-stalk. Bpahi (spah'ee), », one of the Turkish cavalry. Span, $. the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the littte finger extended ; definitely, nine inches ; a ehort space of time ; the width of an arch from... | |
 | English language - 1872 - 426 pages
...Inclosing an extended space ; vast in extent. ВРАН pan, (span) n. [A.-S. spann, Ger. s ;xI nnen, to span.] The space from the end of the thumb to the end of tho little finger when extended. .pangle, (euang'gl) n, [Eng. spang, Ger. zgaнуe, Gael, spang, any... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1878 - 878 pages
...south. SOUTH'WARD, ad. tow; south. SOUTH-WEST', na point between south and west: a. being at SPAN, n. the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the the south-west little finger extended, nine SOCTH-WEST/ER, n. a strong inches, any short duration,... | |
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