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fingered

[ fing-gerd ]
/ ˈfɪŋ gərd /
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adjective
having fingers, especially of a specified kind or number (often used in combination): a five-fingered glove.
spoiled or marred by handling, as merchandise.
Zoology, Botany. digitate.
(of a musical score) marked to show which fingers should be used in playing the notes.
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Origin of fingered

First recorded in 1520–30; finger + -ed3
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British Dictionary definitions for fingered

fingered
/ (ˈfɪŋɡəd) /

adjective
marked or dirtied by handling
  1. having a finger or fingers
  2. (in combination)nine-fingered; red-fingered
(of a musical part) having numerals indicating the necessary fingering
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