lady's finger
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Gunpowder had been exploded by the spark from a lady's finger, and children had been insulated by hanging them from the ceiling by silk cords.
From Inventors by Hubert, Philip Gengembre
Some say it was because of a magic ring which fell from the lady's finger; some because of a spring in the castle-court which went dry.
From Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times by Browne, Frances
John, who never decked himself in jewellery of any sort, had lately taken this ring to London, and left it with his jeweller, to be altered so as to fit a lady's finger.
From Fated to Be Free by Ingelow, Jean
And he was as jocund a bridegroom as ever put a ring upon a lady's finger.
From Kept in the Dark by Trollope, Anthony
His brow is lofty, and pale, and stern, but partially covered with long dark hair, with which lady's finger had never toyed.
From The Wedding Guest by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
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