lady's finger
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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On my lady's finger the gem still sparkled: held their eyes like a lure.
From The Lady of the Mount by Frederic Stewart Isham
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 T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Compared, or contrasted, with a nearby and characteristic mountain of the range, it was as a lady's finger to a telescoped giant's thumb.
From Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds by Stella M. Francis
The tops of the pyramids and cones are sometimes as sharp as needles, and pierce a ship’s bottom as readily as a needle would a lady’s finger.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes
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
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