Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art of conversing by motions or signs made with the hands or fingers; sign-language; dactylology. See
deaf-mute .
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Examples
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"He is a mute, though he speaks to Lady Zelandra with hand-language."
Conan and the Emerald Lotus Hocking, John 1995
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When we get close enough together, we'll use the hand-language.
Skylark Three Hans Waldemar Wessolowski 1927
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He then talked briefly to Dunark in the hand-language, and handed the end of the line to Sitar, who held it while the two men explored the fragments of the strange vessel, gathering up various things of interest as they came upon them.
Skylark Three Hans Waldemar Wessolowski 1927
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"I'm glad you're here," Kero said, with a nod to the stranger, and a quick hand-sign Elspeth recognized as being the Skybolts 'hand-language for "all clear.
Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010
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"I'm glad you're here," Kero said, with a nod to the stranger, and a quick hand-sign Elspeth recognized as being the Skybolts 'hand-language for "all clear.
Winds Of Fury Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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