English Explanatory Dictionary

fingerbreadth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.

Word forms

fingerbreadth fingerbreadths fingersbreadth finger's breadth

Etymology

From finger + breadth. Compare Middle English fynger brede, fyngerbrede, fyngyrbrede.

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