handbreadth

[ hand-bredth, -bretth ]

/ ˈhændˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ /

noun

a unit of linear measure from 2½ to 4 inches (6.4 to 10 centimeters).

Also hand's·breadth

[handz-bredth, -bretth, -breth]. /ˈhændzˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛθ/.

Origin of handbreadth

First recorded in 1525–35; hand + breadth

Words nearby handbreadth

handblown, handbook, handbound, hand brake, handbrake turn, handbreadth, h and c, handcar, hand-carry, handcart, handclap

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Example sentences from the Web for handbreadth

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; my age before thee is as nothing; and every man at his best estate is vanity.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard Baxter
Some who carried war-clubs rushed forward and struck the post within a handbreadth of his head.
Running Fox|Elmer Russell Gregor
There was not a handbreadth of shade anywhere, and the iron handles and girds of the barred windows were nearly red-hot.
The Firebrand|S. R. Crockett
Rabbi Chanina saith the width of the wall (between Paradise and Gehenna) is a handbreadth.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various

And he made for it a border of an handbreadth round about, and made a golden rim to the border thereof round about.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall

British Dictionary definitions for handbreadth

handbreadth

hand's-breadth

/ (ˈhændˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛdθ) /

noun

the width of a hand used as an indication of length

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单词	handbreadth
释义	handbreadth [ hand-bredth, -bretth ] / ˈhændˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ / noun a unit of linear measure from 2½ to 4 inches (6.4 to 10 centimeters). Also hand's·breadth [handz-bredth, -bretth, -breth]. /ˈhændzˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛθ/. Origin of handbreadth First recorded in 1525–35; hand + breadth Words nearby handbreadth handblown, handbook, handbound, hand brake, handbrake turn, handbreadth, h and c, handcar, hand-carry, handcart, handclap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for handbreadth Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; my age before thee is as nothing; and every man at his best estate is vanity. A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)\|Richard Baxter Some who carried war-clubs rushed forward and struck the post within a handbreadth of his head. Running Fox\|Elmer Russell Gregor There was not a handbreadth of shade anywhere, and the iron handles and girds of the barred windows were nearly red-hot. The Firebrand\|S. R. Crockett Rabbi Chanina saith the width of the wall (between Paradise and Gehenna) is a handbreadth. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala\|Various And he made for it a border of an handbreadth round about, and made a golden rim to the border thereof round about. The Bible Story\|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall British Dictionary definitions for handbreadth handbreadth hand's-breadth / (ˈhændˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛdθ) / noun the width of a hand used as an indication of length Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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