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purlicues

purlicues is the plural of purlicue.

Meaning of purlicue

Noun

purlicue (plural purlicues)

  1. The space between one's forefinger and thumb.
    • Last night I licked a man's hand in
      Evangelo's. I slid my tongue
      along the ridge of flesh that forms the purlicue,
      that bridge that connects thumb to forefinger,
      to make it receptive for salt.1992, “After Tequila”, in Weber Studies, volume 9, page 83

Questions about purlicues

What is purlicues the plural of?
Purlicues is the plural of purlicue.

Words near purlicues in the dictionary

  1. Purlewaugh
  2. purlews
  3. Purley
  4. Purley on Thames
  5. purlicue
  6. purlicues
  7. purlieu
  8. purlieuman
  9. purlieumen
  10. purlieus
  11. purlieux

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