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Pronunciation: [hˈandsbɹɛdθ] (IPA)

Handsbreadth is a unit of measurement which refers to the distance between the tip of the thumb and the little finger when the hand is stretched out. There are several synonyms for handsbreadth that are commonly used to describe distances or measurements. These include palm, span, handspan, digit, and fingerbreadth. Palm refers to the distance from the base of the palm to the tip of the middle finger, while span refers to the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is stretched out. Handspan is another term for span, and digit and fingerbreadth both refer to the width of a finger. These synonyms are often used interchangeably, with some variations depending on the context.
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As a child, having thrust away the mother's guiding hand and hidden its face against the wall, may fancy itself alone and forgotten, until, turning with a cry, it finds around it the protecting mother-arms that were never but a handsbreadth away; so does man in his wilfulness push away the shielding arms of the divine Mother of the worlds, only to find, when he turns back his face, that he has never been outside their protecting shelter, and that wherever he may wander that guarding love is round him still.
"Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries"
Annie Besant
But hardly had the sun risen a handsbreadth over the belt of trees on the other bank, before their tree came walking and placed itself on the same spot where it had been the day before.
"Invisible Links"
Selma Lagerlof
The other man struck Tirant in the middle of his thigh, and the wound gaped about a handsbreadth.
"The White Knight: Tirant lo Blanc"
Joanot Martorell and Marti Johan d'Galba

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