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.
Anyway, Caudel," said I, "the wedding ring is on the young lady's finger.
From A Marriage at Sea by Russell, W. Clark (William Clark)
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 Semmes, Raphael
The "lady's finger" in Fenton's cheek stood out white amid the sudden red, and his eyes flashed.
From The Philistines by Bates, Arlo
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
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