Meaning of handbreadth | Babel Free

Definitions

A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.

Examples

“Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee:”

“[…] I saw the library casement open a handbreadth; I knew I might be watched thence; so I went apart into the orchard.”

“She followed him into the scullery, and combed her hair before the handbreadth of mirror by the back door.”

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