HANDBREADTH


Meaning of HANDBREADTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbretth, -ˌbreth, -ˌbredth ]

noun

or hands·breadth ˈhan(d)z-

Date: before 12th century

: any of various units of length varying from about 2 1/2 to 4 inches based on the breadth of a hand

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.