 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1783 - 1142 pages
...HayivarJ. Fl'NER. /. [ffom fine.] One who purifies metals. Proverbs, FI'NGER. /. [pnjeji, Saxon.] 1. The flexible member of the hand by which men catch and hold. tCeil. 2. A fmall meafurc of citenfion. tPHKin. 3. The hand; the inftrument of work. 2» FI'NGER. va... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - English language - 1790 - 656 pages
...fy-ncs'. f. tagem. Artifice, ftraFINER, fî'-nùr. f. One who purifie», metals. FINGER, flng'-gùr. f. The flexible member of the hand by which men catch and hold; a fmall meafure of extenfion; the hand, the inftrument of work. To FINGER, fing'-gur. va To touch lightly,... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1806 - 636 pages
...polite. Mason. " Dear Madam, be eure he's a fiat- if ¡Irr. man." Sivtfl. FINGER, fîng'gur. s. (S8l) The flexible member of the hand by which men catch and hold ; a small measure of extension ; the hand, the instrument of work. To FINGER, fing'gur. va To touch... | |
 | John Walker - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1819 - 800 pages
...flne-spo'k'na Affect % polite. Mason. FINER, fi'nor. s. 98. One who purifies metals. FINGER, fing'gor. s. 381. The flexible member of the hand by which men catch and hold ; a small measure of extension ; the hand, the instrument of work. To FINGER, flng'gflr. va To touch... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1822 - 710 pages
...a. Affectedly polite. " Dnr Madam, be nrt he's a fl n*-fpokrn man." Swift. FlNGER, ftns^gur, s. 381. The flexible member of the hand by which men catch and hold; n small measure of extension; the hand, the instrument of work. To FINGER, fln«*gur, va To touch lightly,... | |
 | Henry Neuman - English language - 1827 - 740 pages
...contemn. — rr. To scorn doing any thing l>ii.ii., sm. V. Dedal. DEDÍLLO, sm. A little finger. DEDO, sm. 1. Finger, the flexible member of the hand, by which...feet. 3. The fortyeighth part of a Spanish yard or rara. 4. Hand of a clock or watch. 5. A finger's breadth, a small bit. Ganar á dedos, To gain by inches.... | |
 | John Walker - 1827 - 864 pages
...Affectedly polite. " Dear Madam, be sure lie's a fine-spoken man." Swift. FINGER, fîngigur, S. 381. The flexible member of the hand by which men catch and hold; a small measure of extension; the hand, the instrument of work. To FINGER, iîng'gur, va To touch lightly,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1828 - 860 pages
...contrived ; artfully invented. FINESSE, (fe-ne*') n. I. Artifice; stratagem. FINGER, (fing'-ger) ns The flexible member of the hand by which men catch and hold ; a small measure of the breadth of a finger; tlie hand; the instrument of work. To FINGER, (fing'-ger)... | |
 | William Grimshaw - English language - 1829 - 418 pages
...FINE'SPUN. adj. Ingeniously contrived; artfully invented. FINESSE', s. Artifice, stratagem. FIN'GER. s. The flexible member of the hand, by which men catch and hold. v. finger; pr. par. fingering; past, fingered: B.fingering. FIN'GER-BOARD. s. The board at the neck... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - Amusements - 1833 - 640 pages
...u»i tapering to a sharp point : in this respect it more nearly resembles the grosbeak. Of FIXGER, s. The flexible member of the hand by which men catch and hold! a small measure of extension. FIB, л. The tree of which deal boards are made. FIRE-ARMS, *. Arms which... | |
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Finger, the flexible member of the hand, by which men catch and hold. 2. Toe, one of the fingers of the feet. 3. The fortyeighth part of a Spanish yard or vara. 
