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Meaning of handbreadth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Cymraeg dyrnfedd
Deutsch Handbreite
Suomi kämmenenleveys
עברית טפח
Magyar tenyérnyi
日本語 束

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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

handbuilding handcam Handcar handcare handcarry Handcars

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