HANDBREADTH


Meaning of HANDBREADTH in English

/hand"bredth', -bretth'/ , n.

a unit of linear measure from 2½ to 4 in. (6.4 to 10 cm).

Also, hand's-breadth .

[ 1525-35; HAND + BREADTH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .