lady's finger
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 Francis, Stella M.
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
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)
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
My lady's finger wavered and stopped, and her hand tucked itself away into his.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
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