lady's finger
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Now that you have fitted it for a lady's finger it should go to your wife.
From The Duke's Children by Anthony Trollope
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 Frances Browne
And he was as jocund a bridegroom as ever put a ring upon a lady's finger.
From Kept in the Dark by Anthony Trollope
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 Philip Gengembre Hubert
"It is a very remarkable ornament for a lady's finger, notwithstanding," said Hugh, smiling in his turn.
From David Elginbrod by George MacDonald
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