manual alphabet

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noun

a set of finger configurations corresponding to the letters of the alphabet, used by the Deaf in fingerspelling.

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Origin of manual alphabet

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby manual alphabet

man-trap, mantua, Manu, Manua Islands, manual, manual alphabet, manualism, manualist, manually, manual training, manual transmission

How to use manual alphabet in a sentence

Police said they seized several recording devices, including two hidden-camera clocks and a manual for a hidden-camera fan.
Women Describe How Top D.C. Rabbi Allegedly Spied on Them in the Nude|Steven I. Weiss|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There he may have a legitimate complaint, though the al Qaeda manual makes no mention of providing captives with a Bible.
What It’s Like to Be Snatched by the Delta Force|Michael Daly|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This from a guy who when he fled arrest in England left behind a computer containing “The Al Qaeda Manual.”
What It’s Like to Be Snatched by the Delta Force|Michael Daly|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Baffled by the jargon-heavy consumer information manual, I chatted with Cheryl Luptowski from the NSF consumer affairs office.
Are Water Filters B.S.?|Michael Schulson|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“It sometimes seems like we have more contingency plans than there are letters in the alphabet,” he claims.
Lost Ocean Rover Leaves Gap in Biology and Alzheimer's Research|Beenish Ahmed|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
If a husband were to see his wife drowning, what single letter of the alphabet would he name?
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
This man by hard, manual labor makes only enough to pay for humble shelter and plain food.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Whatever figure alphabet, however, is used, the main thing about it is to master it thoroughly.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
If the pupil has mastered the Figure Alphabet he will proceed with the greatest satisfaction and profit.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

manual alphabet

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