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forefinger


forefinger [fawr-fing-ger, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin noun

  1. the first finger next to the thumb.

Origin of forefinger First recorded in 1400–50, forefinger is from the late Middle English word forefyngure. See fore-, finger Also called index finger. Related Words for forefingers digit, pointer Examples from the Web for forefingers Historical Examples of forefingers

  • I shut my eyes, rubbed them with my forefingers, and again let in the light.

    A Daughter of Raasay

    William MacLeod Raine

  • The forefingers represent the two spouses; the hands the two families.

    Ifugao Law

    R. F. Burton

  • Bison, female: Curve the two forefingers, place them on the sides of the head, and move them several times.

    Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)

    Maximilian, Prinz von Wied

  • Sun: Form a small circle with the forefingers and hold them toward heaven.

    Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)

    Maximilian, Prinz von Wied

  • This is answered by the brethren with the two forefingers of the left.

    The Mysteries of Free Masonry

    William Morgan

  • British Dictionary definitions for forefingers forefinger noun

    1. the finger next to the thumbAlso called: index finger

    Word Origin and History for forefingers forefinger n.

    mid-15c., from fore- + finger (n.). So called because it is considered the first next to the thumb.

    forefingers in Medicine forefinger [fôr′fĭng′gər] n.

    1. index finger
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