fingerbreadth

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fingerbreadth

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From finger + breadth. Compare Middle English fynger brede, fyngerbrede, fyngyrbrede.

noun fingerbreadths · fingersbreadth · finger's breadth · finger's-breadth

A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.

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@misc{fingerbreadth_2026,
  title = {fingerbreadth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fingerbreadth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}