Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee:
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Handbreadth
Synonyms for "handbreadth" (6 found)
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4 translations across 4 languages.
Hungarian
1 entries- tenyérnyi noun (A measurement - the width of a hand)
Middle English
1 entries- hondbrede noun (A measurement - the width of a hand)
Māori
1 entries- whānuitanga ringa noun (A measurement - the width of a hand)
Welsh
1 entries- dyrnfedd noun (A measurement - the width of a hand)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
[…] I saw the library casement open a handbreadth; I knew I might be watched thence; so I went apart into the orchard.
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She followed him into the scullery, and combed her hair before the handbreadth of mirror by the back door.
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