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handbreadth

handbreadth noun: a space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.

Noun

handbreadth (plural handbreadths)

  1. A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
    • Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee:1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalm 39:5
    • […] I saw the library casement open a handbreadth; I knew I might be watched thence; so I went apart into the orchard.1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter XXIII, in Jane Eyre. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    tefach, tefah

handbreadth meaning in Telugu

handbreadth in Telugu

a handbreadth, or measure of four inches
బెత్తెడు betteḍu

Synonyms of handbreadth

Forms of handbreadth

pluralhandbreadths

Origin of handbreadth

Alteration (due to breadth) of Middle English handbrede, hondbrede (“handbreadth”); equivalent to hand + breadth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Houndebratte (“handbreadth”), West Frisian hânbreedte (“handbreadth”), Dutch handbreedte (“handbreadth”), German Handbreite (“handbreadth”) and Handbreit, Swedish handsbredd (“handbreadth”), Norwegian håndsbredd (“handbreadth”), Icelandic handbreidd (“handbreadth”).

Questions about handbreadth

What does handbreadth mean?
Handbreadth means a space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
What is handbreadth in Telugu?
Handbreadth in Telugu is బెత్తెడు (betteḍu). See Handbreadth meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is handbreadth?
Handbreadth is a noun.
What is the plural of handbreadth?
The plural of handbreadth is handbreadths.

Words near handbreadth in the dictionary

  1. handbrake turns
  2. handbraked
  3. handbrakes
  4. handbraking
  5. handbras
  6. handbreadth
  7. handbreadths
  8. handbuilding
  9. handbuilt
  10. handcam
  11. handcannon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handbreadth (page history and authors); బెత్తెడు (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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