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index finger

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noun

forefinger.

Origin of index finger

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby index finger

index card, index case, index crime, index expurgatorius, index extensor muscle, index finger, index fossil, index fund, index futures, index librorum prohibitorum, index mineral

Example sentences from the Web for index finger

With index-finger and thumb Salaman made an "O," and looked shrewdly through it.

The Magnetic North |Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
Gunpowder: Rub the thumb and index-finger together repeatedly.

Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions) |Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
Arrow: Pass the index-finger of the right hand several times across the left arm.

Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions) |Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
Here was a foreordination as pointed as the index-finger of a guide-post.

The Valiants of Virginia |Hallie Erminie Rives

Limbs short; index-finger small, containing three bones; toes remaining spontaneously contracted after death.

A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 1 (of 2) |Henry O. Forbes

British Dictionary definitions for index finger

index finger

noun

the finger next to the thumb Also called: forefinger

Medical definitions for index finger

index finger

n.

The finger next to the thumb. first finger forefinger