Associations to the word «Handsbreadth»

Wiktionary

HANDSBREADTH, noun. A small distance

Dictionary definition

HANDSBREADTH, noun. Any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis