Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Delicate in workmanship; expert at fine work.
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Examples
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No portrait in fine-fingered elegance (“Finished with the last bite of lasagna, I lifted a glass and chugged the remains of my milk”), Bella rues the disparity between his spectral aura and her clay form.
The Twilight Zone Wolcott, James 2008
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‘But I did not think it could be so fine-fingered,’ she said.
The Trespasser 2003
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I twisted my hands deeper into the Logrus until I wore the limbs I desired as fine-fingered gauntlets, stronger than metals, more sensitive than tongues in the places of their power.
Blood of Amber Zelazny, Roger 1986
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On one occasion some of our friends heard that the author was going to interview the fine-fingered editor of the Westminster Gazette by appointment, and they strongly advised us against doing so.
Chapter XVII Solomon Tshekisho 1916
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'But I did not think it could be so fine-fingered,' she said.
The Trespasser 1907
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We're not going to allow these fine-fingered gentry to have it all their own way.
The Day of Judgment Joseph Hocking 1898
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ARAGNOL, the son of Arachnê (the "most fine-fingered of all workmen," turned into a spider for presuming to challenge Minerva to a contest in needlework).
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853
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He reproves "fine-fingered rufflers, with their sables about their necks, corked slippers, trimmed buskins, and warm mittons."
Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Lucy Aikin 1822
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Turn over, insisted Christina, Marie's equally fine-fingered partner.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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Trudy’s affront visibly melted as she took his large hand in her fine-fingered one.
The Brush Off Laura Bradley 2004
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