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31Hand of Glory — The Hand of Glory is the dried and pickled hand of a man who has been hanged, often specified as being the left (Latin: sinister) hand, or else, if the man were hanged for murder, the hand that did the deed. According to old European beliefs, a… …
32hand — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ (2)… …
33bird — 1. a young female companion The word, when referring to a young woman, has also meant a mistress, as in Holman Hunt s Bird in a Gilded Cage of 1854, and, in America, a prostitute who might operate from a bird cage, or brothel: He stared …
34bird */*/*/ — UK [bɜː(r)d] / US [bɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms bird : singular bird plural birds 1) an animal covered in feathers, with two wings for flying and a hard pointed mouth called a beak or a bill. Birds build nests, in which female birds lay eggs …
35Bird, Robert Montgomery — ▪ American author born Feb. 5, 1806, New Castle, Del., U.S. died Jan. 23, 1854, Philadelphia novelist and dramatist whose work epitomizes the nascent U.S. literature of the first half of the 19th century. Although immensely popular in his… …
36bird — see a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush a bird never flew on one wing there are no birds in last year’s nest birds in their little nests agree birds of a feather flock together little birds th …
37Bird in a House — Infobox Album | Name = Bird in a House Type = Studio Album Artist = Railroad Earth Released = 2002 Recorded = Genre = Bluegrass Jam band Length = Label = Sugar Hill Producer = Railroad Earth Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …
38bird stone — Abstract stone carving by the prehistoric cultures of North America. They resemble birds and are about 6 in. (15 cm) long. Many were carved from black, brown, or dark green slate and polished with sand or other abrasive materials. All feature a… …
39Hand — Alfred, U.S. pediatrician, 1868–1949. See H. Schüller Christian disease. * * * hand hand n, often attrib 1 a ) (1) the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ (2) the forelimb segment (as the… …
40hand — The portion of the upper limb distal to the radiocarpal joint, comprising the wrist, palm, and fingers. SYN: manus [TA], main. [A.S.] accoucheur h. position of the h. in tetany or …
