Definition of Figer
Fin"ger (f&ibreve;&nsm;"g&etilde;r), n.
[AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.
fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan.
finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to
E. fang.] 1. One of the five terminating
members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extremities of
the hand, other than the thumb.
2. Anything that does the work of a finger;
as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine;
especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece,
which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or
restrain a motion.
3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth
part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of
finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four
and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.
A piece of steel three fingers
thick. Bp. Wilkins.
4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in
playing upon a musical instrument. [R.]
She has a good finger.
Busby.
Ear finger, the little finger. --
Finger alphabet. See Dactylology. -
- Finger bar, the horizontal bar, carrying
slotted spikes, or fingers, through which the vibratory knives of
mowing and reaping machines play. -- Finger
board (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument
against which the fingers press the strings to vary the tone; the
keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual. --
Finger bowl or glass, a bowl
or glass to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table. --
Finger flower (Bot.), the foxglove.
-- Finger grass (Bot.), a kind of grass
(Panicum sanguinale) with slender radiating spikes; common
crab grass. See Crab grass, under Crab. --
Finger nut, a fly nut or thumb nut. --
Finger plate, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to
protect a painted or polished door from finger marks. --
Finger post, a guide post bearing an index
finger. -- Finger reading, reading printed
in relief so as to be sensible to the touch; -- so made for the
blind. -- Finger shell (Zoöl.),
a marine shell (Pholas dactylus) resembling a finger in
form. -- Finger sponge (Zoöl.),
a sponge having finger-shaped lobes, or branches. --
Finger stall, a cover or shield for a
finger. -- Finger steel, a steel
instrument for whetting a currier's knife.
To burn one's fingers. See under
Burn. -- To have a finger in, to be
concerned in. [Colloq.] -- To have at one's fingers'
ends, to be thoroughly familiar with.
[Colloq.]
Fin"ger (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Fingered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Fingering.] 1. To touch with the fingers;
to handle; to meddle with.
Let the papers lie;
You would be fingering them to anger me.
Shak.
2. To touch lightly; to toy with.
3. (Mus.) (a) To
perform on an instrument of music. (b) To
mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide the fingers in
playing.
4. To take thievishly; to pilfer; to
purloin. Shak.
5. To execute, as any delicate
work.
Fin"ger, v. i. (Mus.) To
use the fingers in playing on an instrument. Busby.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) One of the long extremities of the hand.
Human hands have 5 fingers: the thumb, the forefinger (or index finger), the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger.
- A piece of food resembling a finger.
chocolate fingers
- To identify or point out. Ex.: put the finger on To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in, to finger.
- To poke, probe, or fondle with a finger.
- (Music) (a) To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument, (b) To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
Norwegian
- finger
Swedish
- (sv-anatomy) finger; a body part
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