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wedding finger

wedding finger noun: the ring finger of the left hand.

Noun

wedding finger (plural wedding fingers)

  1. The ring finger of the left hand.

Forms of wedding finger

pluralwedding fingers

Origin of wedding finger

From wedding + finger. One theory has it that the fourth finger of the left hand was used because it was thought to hold a vein connecting directly to the heart.

Questions about wedding finger

What does wedding finger mean?
Wedding finger means the ring finger of the left hand.
What part of speech is wedding finger?
Wedding finger is a noun.
What is the plural of wedding finger?
The plural of wedding finger is wedding fingers.

Words near wedding finger in the dictionary

  1. wedding chests
  2. wedding day
  3. wedding days
  4. wedding dress
  5. wedding dresses
  6. wedding finger
  7. wedding fingers
  8. wedding gown
  9. wedding gowns
  10. wedding journey
  11. wedding journeys

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