Handbreadth (Noun)
Meaning
Any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- A carpenter uses his fingers as a rough guide to estimate the final width, being just a handbreadth away from perfection.
- Local legend stated the sea cave entrance was only a handbreadth larger than the height of a grown man.
- For the craft project, the instructor instructed students to cut their piece of paper one handbreadth longer than the intended length.
- To mark the spot, Noah placed a rock, about a handbreadth in front of the desired planting location for the sapling.
- He remembered the description of the painting, emphasizing that the figure held the flower at a handbreadth's distance from her nose.