least finger
least finger noun: synonym of little finger.
Noun
least finger (plural least fingers)
- Synonym of little finger.
- But, both on account of convenience and long established custom, the left hand is generally considered the ring hand—and the least finger of that hand holds the ring.1858 September, H. A. P., “Rings”, in Richard C[unningham] McCormick, editor, The Young Men’s Magazine, volume II, number 5, New York, N.Y.: N. A. Calkins, […], published 1859, page 216
- There will thus be encountered in order the tendons of the extensor pollicis brevis, extensor pollicis longus, the two tendons of the index, that of the middle, that of the ring, and the two tendons of the least finger: […]1916, “Musculospiral Paralysis Due to Ancient Compound Fracture of Humerus—Tendon-transference (Flexor Carpi Radialis to Extensors of Digits)”, in P[enn-]G[askell] Skillern, Jr., editor, The Clinics...
- Synonyms:
- little finger
Synonyms of least finger
Forms of least finger
| plural | least fingers |
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Origin of least finger
From Middle English leste finguer, lest fynger, lest fyngyr, from Old English lǣst finger.
Questions about least finger
- What does least finger mean?
- Least finger means synonym of little finger.
- What part of speech is least finger?
- Least finger is a noun.
- What is the plural of least finger?
- The plural of least finger is least fingers.
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