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Meaning of physic finger | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The ring finger.

Examples

“[…] Iasius ('healer') is the physic finger; Idas ('he of Mount Ida' — Rhea's seat) is the oracular little finger.”
“Alder, physic finger, By power of divination, Diagnose all maladies of a doubtful mind.”
“From the confessions given by these witches, it seems that their initiation was sealed by a mark made with a pin prick upon the upper and middle joints of the physic finger.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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