manual alphabet

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noun
  1. a set of finger configurations corresponding to the letters of the alphabet, used by the Deaf in fingerspelling.

Origin of manual alphabet

1
First recorded in 1860–65

Words Nearby manual alphabet

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How to use manual alphabet in a sentence

  • One who is entirely dependent upon the manual alphabet has always a sense of restraint, of narrowness.

    Story of My Life | Helen Keller
  • One who reads or talks to me spells with his hand, using the single-hand manual alphabet generally employed by the deaf.

    Story of My Life | Helen Keller
  • Just here, perhaps, I had better explain our use of the manual alphabet, which seems to puzzle people who do not know us.

    Story of My Life | Helen Keller
  • Miss Keller's reading of the manual alphabet by her sense of touch seems to cause some perplexity.

    Story of My Life | Helen Keller
  • Books supplemented, perhaps equaled in importance the manual alphabet, as a means of teaching language.

    Story of My Life | Helen Keller