Italian hand

American  

noun

1. a medieval script, used in early printing and later considered a standard of fine handwriting.

2. subtlety, or craftiness.

   I sense his fine Italian hand in this matter.

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Italian hand

Italian hand gestures and accents as thick as Sunday gravy are interspersed among the older gentry, but there’s a distinct GI ring to this theatrical milieu.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

When Apple released iOS 14.2 in 2020, it introduced some landmark new emoji, like the “frustrated Italian hand gesture” and bubble tea.

From The Verge ● Mar. 25, 2022

Now, everything from design and production to product development is done with an Italian hand.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022

That’s when the full range of Italian hand gestures begins and his body language says more about Everton’s level than he would voice in public.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 2, 2020

Fastened to the wreath with white ribbon was a lace-edged paper, with the following words written on it in a fine Italian hand, "Alison Grant married John Hunter, October 15, 1843."

From Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls by Clarke, Margaret Bruce